Patents
US 9648995 B2: Tissue dispenser and method for dispensing tissue
- Granted
- 2017-05-16
- Filed
- 2014-09-12 application 14484976
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A tissue dispenser includes: (a) a housing and cover that attach together and form an interior region for holding multiple tissue rolls and a dispenser opening for dispensing tissue from the dispenser interior; (b) a first roll holder located within the interior region, the first roll holder comprising a first back panel and a first mandrel extending from the first back panel, the first back panel is constructed to rotate, relative to the housing, between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the first mandrel is constructed to receive a first tissue roll; (c) a second roll holder located within the interior region, the second roll holder comprising a second back panel and second mandrel extending from the second back panel, the second back panel is constructed to rotate relative to the housing, between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the second mandrel is constructed to receive a second tissue roll; and (d) a door constructed to move within the dispenser opening between a first position and a second position so that when the door is provided in the first position, tissue can be dispensed from the first tissue roll provided on the first mandrel, and when the door is provided in the second position, tissue can be dispensed from the second tissue roll positioned on the second mandrel, wherein the door is constructed so that when the door is provided in either the first position or the second position and tissue is dispensing from either the first roll or the second roll, then the door is unable to move to the other of the first position or the second position until the tissue being dispensed is exhausted. A method for dispensing tissue is provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170516.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Mosinee, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam T. Elliott | Lexington, KY | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel J. Knight | Lexington, KY | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47K | Sanitary equipment; accessories therefor, e.g. toilet accessories | A47K10/3836 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | Name change Change of name | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE LLC signed 2018-01-01 | ESSITY OPERATIONS WAUSAU LLC MOSINEE, WI | 46184/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-11-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLIOTT, ADAM TROY signed 2014-10-22 KNIGHT, DANIEL JAMES signed 2014-10-24 | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC MOSINEE, WI | 34262/883 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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