Hanging feminine products storage dispenser

Abstract

A dispenser for small items has a side wall integral with a bottom panel. A top cover joins the side wall and is rotated between a closed position in contact with the side wall and an open position providing access to the interior. A pair of elongate arms are hinged to the side wall and are rotatable over a range of angles. The arms are configured with a cam segment having a sequence of spurs selectively engagable with the side wall so as to set the arms at a desired angle relative to hold the dispenser in a tilted position to better expose the interior. The arms are hooked so as to grip a roll rod for hanging the dispenser below it.

1 . A storage dispenser apparatus comprising: an injection molded integral part formed with a plurality of side panels, a bottom panel, a top cover and a hinge joining the top cover to one of the side panels, the part configured with a storage space within; the top cover rotatable between a closed position in contact with an upper lip of the side panels and an open position providing access to the storage space; a pair of mounting arms pivotally joined with a back one of the side panels; each one of the mounting arms providing plural detents engagable with an edge of the back one of the side panels to position the mounting arms at selected angles therewith. 
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the mounting arms each terminate with a gripper. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein each gripper is a hook formation of the mounting arm. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising at least one partition within the storage space establishing divisions thereof. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the detents are indentations. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the top cover opens away from the back one of the side panels. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the top cover opens toward the back one of the side panels. 
   
   
       8 . A storage dispenser apparatus comprising: a plurality of side panels, a bottom panel, a top cover and a hinge joining the top cover to one of the side panels enabling the top cover to rotate between a closed position in contact with the side panels and an open position enabling access to a storage space within the apparatus; a pair of mounting arms pivotally joined with a back one of the side panels; each one of the mounting arms providing plural detents engagable with an edge of the back one of the side panels thereby enabling the mounting arms to be set at selected angles therewith. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the mounting arms each terminate with a gripper. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein each gripper is a hook formation of the mounting arm. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 8  further comprising at least one partition within the storage space establishing divisions thereof. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the detents are indentations. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the top cover opens away from the back one of the side panels. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the top cover opens toward the back one of the side panels. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the side panels establish a depth of the apparatus defined between the back one of the side panels and a spaced apart front one of the side panels, the depth being less then 5 inches. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the bottom panel and the top cover establish a height of the apparatus defined as a distance between the bottom panel and the top cover when in the closed position, the height being between 8 and 10 inches. 
   
   
       17 . A method of using a storage dispenser having a plurality of side panels, a bottom panel, a top cover and a pair of mounting arms with hook-shaped terminations pivotally joined with a back one of the side panels and wherein each one of the mounting arms provides plural detents positionable into contact with an edge of the back-one of the side panels, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) engaging the hook-shaped terminations of the mounting arms with a toilet paper roll spindle so that the storage dispenser is hung in a position below a toilet paper roll mounted on the roll spindle;   b) tilting the storage dispenser so as to engaged corresponding ones of the detents with the edge of the back one of the side panels thereby directing the top cover away from a wall supporting the toilet paper roll spindle;   c) rotating the top cover into an open position to provide visual and physical access to the storage space within the storage dispenser;   d) removing items from or placing items into the storage dispenser; and   e) closing the top cover and rotating the storage dispenser into a non-tilted attitude.