US2407971A - Storage receptacle for toilet paper - Google Patents

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Sept. 24, i946. T, R, BLACK STORAGE RECEPTACLE FOR ToILET PAPER Filed April 18, 1945 INVENTR. BY THEoDoRE R BLACK usuch `a 'receptacle in which the Patented Sept. 24,` 1946 p Aumfria-o STAT-.Eis PATE NT omer:

STORAG-REQ`I|2IIICLE FOR TOILET Theodore 2R. Black, Tipp City, Ohio Application pril 18, 1945, `Serial,l\lo.'589,07`54 (Cl. S12- 113) lIhis 'invention relates to a storage receptacle or magazine 'for toiletpaper or the like.

One object ofthe invention vis to provide such areceptacle which can be built 'into the wall .of a bathroom or toilet-,room and rigidly supported therein 'in such a manner that portions only 'thereof Aare `exposed and do not `detract from the appearance of the room.

A 'further object of 'the invention is .to .pro- -vide such `a rec'eptacle'having means whereby a roll of paper may 'be supported exteriorly ofthe lowerend thereof 'andin which the rolls Stored lint'he receptacle are supported out of contact with the exterior'roll.

`A-"further object ofthe 'invention isto provide such Lareceptacle having` hinged closures for both the `upper and lowerends thereof and .in which the lower closureis arranged to permita portion ofthe exterior roll to .extendintothe receptacle.

'A further object of the invention is to provide lower closure is movable forwardly through the flower end of the 'receptacle and is provided with` a resilient latch "to retain the lsame in its closedposition.

"Atfurther (object of the invention is to rprovide Asuch Aa receptacle having means for `releasably supporting the "lowermost roll in the receptacle "at'apoint'spacedvfrom the ,lower end of the receptacle.

A lfurther Aobject of the invention is to pro- Vide sucln a. `receptacle which is of a simple inexpensive construction, easy to install in the lwall and oifsuch a character "that the rolls of paper -may be easilyinserted in and removed from the saine.

Other objects of the invention ,may appear as thedevice-is 'describedin detail.

`In the accompanying drawingFig. 1 isa front elevation of a storage receptacle `embodying the invention, showing 'the .same installed in the wall; Fig. `2 is a vertical section taken centrally Vthrough the 'structure of Fig. 1; Fig- 3 isalsecltional detail, partly broken away, vof .the closure for the upper end of the receptacle; and Fig. `i `is a sectional detail showing the Vresilient latch forthe 'lower closure.

.In the drawing I have illustrated thepreferred embodiment of my invention and'have shown the sameas .comprising Va tubular structure 5 `substantially rectangular in cross .section and comprisingtfront, vrear and yside wallsrigidly connected one with the other. The upper and lower ends of fthe tubular structure extend vforwardly, anizhthe upper and lower ends .6 and 'l .of rthe rear wall are curved forwardly, the front wall havingits upper and lower edge portions 3 'and S bent forwardly and substantially parallel with the forward edge lportionseof th'e curved 'ends "6 and 'l of the 4rear wall. The crosssectional dimensions of the device are such as to l,permit a roll of toilet lpaper to be supported therein Tin horizontal .position Aand to move vfreely inV the receptacle and the overall `length of the receptacle is `such nas to accommodate Vthe desired number of rolls'to be stored.

That wall of the toilet or bathroom which Sis in the rear `of 'th'e water closet usually comprises six inch studding `so that the space -Within the wall between thefstudding is ample to receive a receptacle cfa fore and .aft widthsliglitlyggreater than the diameter of the roll of toilet paper. The receptacle is mounted inthe wall before the construction of .the Alatter .has been completed. In the arrangement here sh'own the .covering for the wall comprises an inner supporting structure l0, such Yas wall board or lath, to which'isapplied an outer covering Il of plaster. AA convenient way of installing the device is to omit a section of the wall covering, of a size sufoientto `permit the receptacle to be inserted Abetween adjacent studding. When so inserted the front vlower portion of the rear wall rests upon the wallboard and `plaster at the lower end of theopeningvand the vfront edge ofthe upper portion of therear wall is in contact With or Close to the wallboard and plaster at the upper end of the opening, With the receptacle in this position the wall board and plaster are `applied to .the studding between the forwardly projecting portionsS fand 9 of the front wall of the receptacle, `the Iplaster extending slightly beyond the 'front edges of these portions, thus completingV the wall .and providing a continuous wall surface, except only for the open ends of the receptacle. A'iianged rim structure l2 is 'then Yinserted in the Aopen upper end of the receptacle between the iforwardly projecting edge portions 6 and 8 of the rear and front walls, with its flange A1'3 fin Icontact with the plaster surrounding the opening. The edge portions of the receptacle andthe rim are then rigidly secured to the wall board and plaster, as by nails I4. A similar flanged rim `l5 is inserted in the lower opening of the receptacle between the opposed edge portions 9 and `'l of the front and `rear walls and `is similarlysecured in place. l v

Means are provided for Vsupporting a lrollof paper exteriorly of the receptacle at the lower end thereof and, inthe present arrangement., this means comprises brackets I6 secured to the 'ed to receive a lug vertical portions `of the ange I5a`of the rim I5 and provided with alined openings to removably support a shaft II on which an exterior roll of paper I8 is supported. 'I'he brackets are, or course, spaced apart a distance greater than the axial length of the roll s that when the shaft I'I is removed a roll may move from the interior of the receptacle through the open end thereof. The shaftis spaced from the front end of the receptacle av distance less than the radius of the complete roll of paper so that a substantial portion of the roll will extend into the receptacle.' It is desirable that the lower opening of the receptacle shall and in the arrangement here shown a door I9 is hinged at its lower edge, at 20, to the rim I liV and is of such width that it may move forwardly about the hinge between the brackets I to a fully open position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. This door ispreferably curved rearwardly so as not to restrict the extent to which the exterior roll of paper may extend into the receptacle and itA is provided at its upper edge with latching means for retaining it in its closed position. The door ispreferably of resilient material and is provided at its upper end with a recess ZI adapt- 22 rigidly secured to the rim I5. A finger piece 23 extends downwardly from the groove portion of the door. When a forward and downward force is exerted on` the finger piece 23 the door will flex and the rear wall of the groove will move beneath the lug V22, thus releasing the door for forward movement. When thedoor is movedrearwardly to its closed position the rounded rear wall of the groove will engage the lug and will spring downwardly to permit the lug to enter the groove and thus secure the door against movement.

Means are also provided for supporting the lowermost roll within the receptacle at a point above the lower end thereof so that the lower roll will not engage the door and tend to force the same open. For ythis purpose I haveV mounted on the outer surface of one side wall of the receptacle a resilient latch 24 having a roll engaging portion 25 which extends inwardly through a slot 26 Vin the side wall and is provid ed in its inner end with a linger piece 2l. The resiliency rof the latch retains the roll supporting portion 25 normally in the path of the lowermost roll and thus supports all the rolls against downward movement. When it is desired to remove the lower roll the shaft I'I is removed, the door I9 opened and the latch 24 moved outwardly to release the lower roll, the latch being permitted to swing out into the path of the nextfollowing roll as the lower roll moves past the same.

The upper end of the receptacle is also provided' with a closure 28 which is here shown as a iianged door, the upper flange of which is hinged at 29, to the flange I3 of the rim I2. The door is provided with a handle 3E! by means of which it may be readily opened to permit the insertion of the rolls of paper and, if desired, a latch may be provided for retaining the same in its closed position but ordinarily the weight of the door will be sufficient to maintain it in its closed position.

While I have shown and described one embodi- Vment of my invention I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the details thereof as various modifications may occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having now fully described my invention, what be provided with a suitable closure- 4 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A storage receptacle for rolls of paper comprising a rigid vertical tubular structure substantially rectangular in cross section and adapted to be mounted in a wall between adjacent studding, the upper and lower end portions of the front and rear walls of said structure extending forwardly to engage saidvwall an-dsupport said tubular structure thereinmeans for removably supporting a roll of paper in line with and extending partially into the lower end of said structure, a closure hinged to said structure `within the lower end portion thereof for forward movement to an open position, and yieldable 2; A storage receptacle for rolls of paper comprising a rigid vertical tubular structure substantially rectangular in cross section and adapted to be mounted in a wall between adjacent studding, the upper and lower end portions of the front and rear walls of said structure extending forwardly to engage said Wall and support said tubular structure therein, means for removably supporting a roll of paper in line lwith and extending partially into the lower end of said structure, a door of resilient material in the forwardly extending lower end portion of said tubular structure, and hinged atV its lower edge to said structure for forward movement to an open po sition, a lug secured to ,said structure adjacent the upper edge of said door, said door being curved rearwardly about a horizontal axis and having in its upper edge a recess to receive said lug, the rear wall of said recess being shaped to yield and ride over said lug when said door is moved to or from its closed position.

3. A storage receptacle for rolls of paper comprising a rigid vertical tubular structure substantially rectangular in cross section and adapted to be mounted in a wall between adjacent vstudding, the upper and lowerA end por-tions of the front and rear walls of said structure extending forwardly to engage said wall and support said tubular structure therein, means for removably supporting a roll of paper in line with and extending partially into .the lower end of said structure, a closure hinged to said structure within the lower end portion thereof for forward movement toV an open position, yieldable means for retaining said closure in its closed position, and a yieldable roll supporting device mounted on said Itubular structure above the lower end thereof and held normally in the path of Ithe lowermost roll in said tubular structure. 1. A storage receptacle for rolls of paper comprising a rigid vertical Ytubular structure Substantially rectangular in cross section and adapted to be mounted in a wall between adjacent studding, the upper and lower end portions of y'the front and rear walls of said structure extending forwardly to engage said wall and support said tubular structure therein, rims extending respectively into the forwardly extending upper and lower ends of said ltubular structure and having flanges to engage the outer surface of said wall, means for securing said rims to the respective ends of said structure and to said wall, Aand closures for the upper and lower ends of said structure hinged to the respective rims.

5. A storage receptacle for rolls of paper com prising a tubular structure substantially rectangular in cross section and having a vertical pordoor in said forwardly extending portion hinged at its lower edge to said structure for forward movement to an open posi-tion and curved rearwardly about a horizontal axis, and a lug secured to the upper wall of said forwardly extending portion, said door having at its upper edge upwardly extending front and rear projections adapted to receive said lug between them and said door being resilient to enable the rear projection to ride over said lug.

6. A storage receptacle for rolls of paper comprising a tubular structure substantially rectangular in cross section and having a vertical portion and a lower forwardly extending portion, a door in said forwardly extending portion hinged at its lower edge to said structure for forward movement t0 an open posi-tion and curved rearwardly about a horizontal axis, a lug secured to the upper wall of said forwardly extending portion, said door having at its upper edge upwardly ex-tending front and rear projections adapted to receive said lug between them and said door being resilient to enable the rear projection .to ride over said lug, and a roll supporting device mounted on the vertical portion of said structure for movement into and out of supporting engagement with the lowermost roll in said structure and to thereby support said lowermost roll in spaced relation .to said door.

7. A storage receptacle for rolls of paper comprising a tubular structure substantially rectangular in cross section and having a vertical portion and a lower forwardly extending portion, means for supporting a roll of paper exteriorly of said structure with its rear portion extending into the forwardly extending portion of said structure, a yieldable device mounted on the ex-terior surface of said vertical portion and having a part extending into said structure in the path of the lowermost rollin said structure.

THEODORE R. BLACK.

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