US2001019064A1PendingUtilityA1

Cleaning towel dispenser

Priority: Sep 21, 1998Filed: Mar 26, 2001Published: Sep 6, 2001
Est. expirySep 21, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47K 10/421A47K 2010/3266
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Abstract

A towel dispenser ( 20 ) comprising a case container ( 24 ) and one lid ( 22 ) attached to the container ( 24 ) by a hinge ( 40 ). A removable inner box ( 26 ), placed upside down in the case container defines an inner case compartment ( 27 ) destined to receive a pile of wet towels ( 30 ). The inner box has a bottom ( 31 ) and a jagged slot ( 29 ) provided in the bottom to dispense towels. The slot of the lid and the passage of the towels through the jagged slot allow the dispensing, by traction, of towels stored in a controlled atmosphere chamber. The compartment can be divided into two closed chambers, a wet one ( 28 ) and a dry one ( 32 ) by a partition ( 52 ) to allow the use of a second type of towels. One can also install a lid compartment ( 25 ) (FIG.7).

Claims

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         1 . A cleaning towel dispenser ( 20 ) container comprising: 
 a container ( 24 ) and a lid ( 22 ) attached to said container ( 24 ),    a removable inner box ( 26 ) placed upside down in said container ( 24 ) and defining an inner compartment ( 27 ) to receive a pile of wet towels ( 30 ), said inner box ( 26 ) comprising a bottom ( 31 ) having a length and a width and a jagged slot ( 29 ) to dispense towels of a width corresponding to said length of said bottom, said slot being elongated, thin and jagged ( 29 ), and made in said bottom ( 31 ), centrally widthwise and on all of said length,    airtight means of attach said container ( 24 ) and said lid ( 22 ) in a closed position, the passage of said wet towels ( 30 ) through said jagged slot ( 29 ), permitting the use, by pulling, of towels maintained in a controlled atmosphere.    
     
     
         2 . The dispenser of    claim 1    comprising a removable lid container box ( 25 ) comprising an elongated slot ( 60 ) to dispense a second type of towels ( 34 ), said removable inner box ( 26 ) and said lid container box ( 25 ) occupying a superposed position and a space permitting a closed position of said lid.  
     
     
         3 . The dispenser of    claim 2    wherein second box ( 25 ) is removable.  
     
     
         4 . The dispenser of    claim 1    wherein said airtight means comprise a bottom edge ( 38 ) forming three male sides around said container ( 24 ) and a female top edge ( 36 ) forming three female sides intended to cover said bottom edge ( 38 ), a hinge ( 40 ) covering partly a fourth side, said fourth side comprising a pair of short extensions of said male sides and a thickening of wall of said lid intended to complement said short extensions.  
     
     
         5 . The dispenser of    claim 1    wherein said inner box ( 26 ) comprises a partition ( 52 ) which defines two compartments, a compartment ( 28 ) comprising a pile of towels of a type and a neighbouring compartment ( 32 ) comprising a pile of towels of a complementary type, each one of said compartments having elongated slots ( 33 ) or jagged opening slots ( 29 ) each type of slot corresponding to a type of towels and to dispense said towels.  
     
     
         6 . The dispenser of    claim 1    wherein said inner box ( 26 ) is removable and is destined to be removed and replaced to insert one or more piles of said towels.  
     
     
         7 . The dispenser of    claim 6    wherein said removable inner box is destined to allow a single loading of said piles of said towels.  
     
     
         8 . The dispenser of    claim 7    also comprising means of sealing in place said removable inner box ( 26 ), the top of said inner box ( 26 ) being sealed against a bottom of said container ( 24 ).  
     
     
         9 . The dispenser of    claim 8    wherein said means of sealing comprise the use of a microwave oven permitting the fusion of said removable inner container  26  against said bottom of said container ( 24 ).  
     
     
         10 . The dispenser of    claim 6    wherein said cartridge ( 62 ) is thinner than said lid ( 22 ) and is positioned in either direction of said lid.  
     
     
         11 . A pocket dispenser ( 20 ) comprising: 
 a container ( 24 ) and a lid ( 22 ) attached said container ( 24 ),    an inner box ( 26 ) upside down in said container ( 24 ) and defining a compartment ( 27 ) to receive a pile of wet towels ( 30 ), having a length and a width, said inner box ( 26 ) comprising a bottom ( 31 ) having a length and a width, said length of said bottom corresponding to said width of said towel, said box ( 20 ) being characterized by: 
 said bottom ( 31 ) comprising a jagged slot defining a opening generally rectilinear but comprising undulations, and located centrally widthwise and on all of said length,  
 airtight means to attach said container ( 24 ) and said lid ( 22 ) in a closed position, for a controlled atmosphere, the opening of said lid ( 22 ) and the passage of said towels ( 30 ) through said opening, by traction, allowing the distribution of said wet towels.  
   
     
     
         12 . The dispenser of    claim 11    wherein said opening has a length, a thickness, summits and hollows and an amplitude between a summit and a hollow, the number of summits for a pocket dispenser being from 2 to 7, said amplitude being of a ratio from 1 to 5, more or less 50%, that is between 1:2 and 1:8, and said thickness being from 1,5 to 2,5 times a thickness of a towel.

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