EP0813497B1 - Adapter for toilet paper rolls without core - Google Patents

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EP0813497B1
EP0813497B1 EP96911232A EP96911232A EP0813497B1 EP 0813497 B1 EP0813497 B1 EP 0813497B1 EP 96911232 A EP96911232 A EP 96911232A EP 96911232 A EP96911232 A EP 96911232A EP 0813497 B1 EP0813497 B1 EP 0813497B1
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toilet paper
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Horst Alfred Reinheimer
Christof Karl Stary
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Procter and Gamble Co
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/16—Paper towels; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/18—Holders; Receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H19/00—Changing the web roll

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  • the invention relates to an adapter for dispensers receiving coreless toilet paper rolls.
  • toilet paper is wound up on board cores so as to facilitate the mechanical winding operation and to obtain an accurately wound roll.
  • the adapter has a receptacle, into which to place a coreless toilet paper roll, and at least one suspension arrangement for it to be fastened to conventional mountings of dispensers used for core-type toilet paper rolls.
  • the conventional mounting available in toilets can still be used by the adapter being applied, the latter's receptacle accommodating the toilet paper roll.
  • the adapter can be distributed in the scope of household supplies as a comparatively simple retrofit article to be manufactured at a low cost, or it can be added as an advertising supplement to multipacks of coreless toilet paper rolls.
  • the adapter will increase the acceptance of consumers towards the novel coreless toilet paper rolls, thus supporting the distribution of these environmentally acceptable rolls.
  • the adapter 1 in the form of an injection-molded part has a substantially semicylindrical receptacle 2 open to the top, into which to place a coreless toilet paper roll 3.
  • the receptacle 2 comprises a semicylindrical casing wall 4 and approximately semicircular sidewalls 5, 6, which finish the receptacle 2 laterally.
  • the sidewalls 5, 6 are provided with several triangular recesses 7 for material saving purposes.
  • the adapter 1 is provided with various suspension arrangements 8, 8', by means of which it can be fastened to conventional mountings 9, 9', 9" of wall-mounted toilet paper dispensers 10.
  • wall-mounted dispensers 10 have a fastening plate 12, which must be applied over its full surface on a wall 11, and from which the actual holding elements stick out.
  • a typical wall-mounted dispenser 10 is shown by dash-dotted lines in Fig. 1 and illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • Its mounting 9 consists of two lateral sheet metal brackets 13 of vertical direction, which project at right angles over the fastening plate 12, and which, viewed laterally, are substantially triangular, having a rounded free end 14. Upstream of this free end 14, the brackets 13 each have a bearing slot 15 open to the top and extending vertically, into which to place from above the axle stubs of a bearing spindle that passes through the core of a conventional toilet paper roll.
  • the adapter 1 On its sidewalls 5, 6, the adapter 1 comprises insert pins 17, which are in alignment with each other axially and which stick out from the side walls 5, 6 centrally before of the upper edge 16; they can be inserted into the bearing slot 15 instead of the axle stubs.
  • the adapter 1 can be fastened to this type of wall-mounted dispenser 10.
  • the lower wall-side edge portion 18 of the latter's receptacle 2 So as to secure the position, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of the adapter 1, the lower wall-side edge portion 18 of the latter's receptacle 2 has supporting projections 19 formed by elongation pieces 20 and 21 integrally formed on the sidewalls 5, 6 or on the casing wall 4, respectively.
  • the free ends 22 of the insert pins 17 can be provided each with a detachable cap 23 projecting over the diameter of the pin.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates how, by means of its insert pins 17, the adapter 1 can be hooked in another type of mounting 9'.
  • This other type of mounting 9' consists of two solid brackets 24, which again project horizontally and at right angles over the fastening plate 12, and of which only one is seen in Fig. 3.
  • the free ends of the brackets 24 are provided with thickened heads 25 that have bottom holes 26 left open inwards. These bottom holes 26 can accommodate the ends of a telescopable bearing axle of a conventional spindle taking up conventional core-type toilet paper rolls.
  • the adapter 1 can be suspended in these bottom holes 26 with the aid of its insert pins 17, the latter being disposed on the sidewalls 5, 6 flexible to the inside of the receptacle 2.
  • the two sidewalls 5, 6 only have to be pressed inwards towards each other for the insert pins 17 to snap into the bottom holes 26.
  • the adapter 1 As seen in Fig. 1, further measures have been taken on the adapter 1 for the latter to be assembled with other types of mountings 9".
  • the upper wall-side edge portion 27 of the receptacle 2 is provided with hook-in-type eyelets 28, by means of which the adapter 1 can be hooked in the usual, U-shaped and pivotable bow holders 29 of conventional toilet paper dispensers.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates such a bow holder 29 bent from wire, of which the upper leg 30 is retained horizontally in a pivot bearing 31 on the fastening plate 12.
  • the brace 32 forming the base of the U-shaped bow holder 29 extends approximately at right angles downwards and passes into the lower leg 33 of the bow holder 29 which engages with the core of conventional toilet paper rolls.
  • this lower leg 33 lodges in a hook-in-type eye 34 of reduced size of the hook-in-type eyelets 28.
  • the latter are level with the two sidewalls 5, 6 by arms 35, 36 being integrally formed on the latter.
  • the hook-in-type eyelets 28 For the assembly of the adapter 1 not only with thin bow holders 29 bent from wire, but with thicker, plastic injection molded bow holders, the hook-in-type eyelets 28 have a hook-in-type eye 37 of increased size in addition to the hook-in-type eye 34 of reduced size.
  • the lower leg 38 of such a thicker bow holder is outlined by a dot-dashed line.
  • the outlet-side edge 40 of the receptacle 2 is in the form of a tear-off edge, as roughly outlined by the teeth 41 seen in Figs. 2 and 3. Further, in the outlet-side portion 42 of the casing wall 4 of the substantially semicylindrical receptacle 2, provision is made for a passage 43 extending over the width of the toilet paper roll 3 and through which to pull the paper web. The two edges 44, 45 defining the passage 43 to the top and to the bottom serve as a tear-off edge.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Sanitary Thin Papers (AREA)
  • Replacement Of Web Rolls (AREA)
  • Paper (AREA)
  • Crushing And Grinding (AREA)
  • Unwinding Webs (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
EP96911232A 1995-03-03 1996-03-01 Adapter for toilet paper rolls without core Expired - Lifetime EP0813497B1 (en)

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DE29503573U 1995-03-03
DE29503573U DE29503573U1 (de) 1995-03-03 1995-03-03 Adapter für Toilettenpapierhalter zur Aufnahme hülsenloser Toilettenpapierrollen
PCT/US1996/002770 WO1996027546A1 (en) 1995-03-03 1996-03-01 Adapter for toilet paper rolls without core

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EP0813497A1 EP0813497A1 (en) 1997-12-29
EP0813497A4 EP0813497A4 (en) 1998-06-10
EP0813497B1 true EP0813497B1 (en) 2003-02-12

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JP (1) JPH11501539A (ja)
KR (1) KR19980702752A (ja)
AU (1) AU712894B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA2214534C (ja)
DE (2) DE29503573U1 (ja)
ES (1) ES2189870T3 (ja)
WO (1) WO1996027546A1 (ja)

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US4427159A (en) * 1981-08-10 1984-01-24 Miller George W Holder for spare toilet tissue
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US4721264A (en) * 1987-06-15 1988-01-26 Muscarello Giovanna F Child-proof toilet tissue dispenser
US5172966A (en) * 1991-05-31 1992-12-22 Myatt Patricia A Paper towel and toilet paper portable dispenser
US5248105A (en) * 1992-04-20 1993-09-28 Cooker John T Toilet paper appliance
US5255800A (en) * 1992-07-30 1993-10-26 Kelly Keith N Spare tissue holder assembly
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KR19980702752A (ko) 1998-08-05
AU5418096A (en) 1996-09-23
CA2214534C (en) 2001-05-15
ES2189870T3 (es) 2003-07-16
WO1996027546A1 (en) 1996-09-12
MX9706681A (es) 1997-11-29
AU712894B2 (en) 1999-11-18
EP0813497A4 (en) 1998-06-10
DE69626193D1 (de) 2003-03-20
JPH11501539A (ja) 1999-02-09
EP0813497A1 (en) 1997-12-29
DE29503573U1 (de) 1995-04-13
CA2214534A1 (en) 1996-09-12

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