Freestanding, decorative, rolled paper storage container and mold for making the same

Abstract

A freestanding, decorative, rolled paper storage container and mold for making, wherein the container comprises a hollow body comprising a peripheral wall, weighted base portion, open top end, and removable cover. An aperture, in the peripheral wall, allows at least a part of each paper roll stored within to be seen and easily grasped. The container, made in a variety of sizes and shapes, adapts to fit from two to more than five toilet paper rolls, more than one paper towel roll, or other bathroom accessories, such as folded paper or cloth towelettes. The container can be made from ceramic, plastic, metal, or wood and can match any new or existing decorating scheme. When made of ceramic, plastic, or metal the container is especially sanitary, because these materials are non-porous and inert and thus, remain clean longer, are easier to clean, and remain free of mold and mildew.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A freestanding, decorative, rolled paper storage container comprising: 
 a hollow body portion defined by a peripheral wall and a base portion at a bottom end thereof and an open top end;    a removable cover portion sized and shaped to be mounted on said open top end of said hollow body portion of said storage container;    with said peripheral wall having an aperture through which at least a part of each of the paper rolls stored within can be seen and easily grasped;    wherein said storage container is adapted for standing upright on said base portion and receiving a plurality of paper rolls stacked one on top of the other, and wherein said removable cover portion conceals the stored paper from view.    
     
     
         2 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the hollow, elongate body portion forms an ellipsoid.  
     
     
         3 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the hollow, elongated body portion forms a polygon.  
     
     
         4 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the storage container is ceramic.  
     
     
         5 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the storage container is plastic.  
     
     
         6 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the storage container is metal.  
     
     
         7 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the storage container is wood  
     
     
         8 . The storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the base provides the weight needed to provide static stability to the container and to resist unintentional tipping of the container.  
     
     
         9 . The storage container as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the base includes added weights to provide static stability to the container and to resist unintentional tipping of the container.  
     
     
         10 . The storage container as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the base is made thick enough relative to the peripheral wall to provide static stability to the container and to resist unintentional tipping of the container.  
     
     
         11 . A forming mold for forming a freestanding rolled paper storage container: 
 a. which storage container comprises: 
 a hollow elongate body portion defined by a peripheral wall, a base portion at a bottom end thereof, and an open top end;  
 wherein said storage container is adapted for standing upright on said base portion and receiving a plurality of paper rolls stacked one on top of the other,  
 with said peripheral wall having an aperture through which at least a part of each of the paper rolls stored within the container can be seen and easily grasped for removal from the container;  
 and wherein a removable cover portion conceals the stored paper from view; and  
   b. which mold comprises a mold body having a cavity with a forming surface of desired shape.    
     
     
         12 . A mold for forming a removable cover portion sized and shaped to be mounted on a storage container: 
 a. wherein said storage container comprises: 
 a hollow, elongate body portion having a peripheral wall and a base portion at a bottom end thereof and an open top end;  
 wherein said storage container is adapted for standing upright on said base portion and receiving a plurality of paper rolls stacked one on top of the other;  
 with said peripheral wall having an aperture through which at least a part of each of the paper rolls stored within the container can be seen and easily grasped for removal from the container; and  
 wherein said removable cover portion conceals the stored paper from view.  
   b. which mold comprises a mold body having a cavity with a forming surface of desired shape.