Expandable Toilet Paper Roll Holder

Abstract

An expandable toilet paper roll holder. The device includes a base unit having a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of sidewalls, a front wall having a lower access opening, and an open upper end defining an interior volume. Multiple tiers positioned above the base unit are disposed in a telescopic arrangement, such that the tiers are moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. Each tier defines an interior channel configured to enclose a toilet paper roll. A removably attached handle includes a pair of prongs that extend into the interior volume of the base unit through a pair of vertically spaced apertures disposed on one sidewall of the base unit. Each prong supports a hollow core of a toilet paper roll within the interior volume of the base unit, such that a toilet paper roll is accessible through the lower access opening of the front wall.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) A toilet paper roll holder, comprising:
 a base unit comprising a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of sidewalls, a front wall having a lower access opening, and an open upper end defining an interior volume;   a plurality of tiers, each tier comprising a plurality of sidewalls, an open upper end, and an open lower end defining an interior channel configured to enclose a toilet paper roll;   wherein the plurality of tiers is disposed in a telescopic arrangement, such that the plurality of tiers is configured to be moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;   a removably attached handle comprising a pair of prongs that extend into the interior volume of the base unit through a pair of vertically spaced apertures disposed on one sidewall of the pair of sidewalls of the base unit;   wherein each prong is configured to support a hollow cylindrical core of a toilet paper roll within the interior volume of the base unit, such that a lowermost toilet paper roll is accessible via the lower access opening of the front wall.   
     
     
         2 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 1 , further comprising an interior lip disposed within the base unit that supports the lowermost tier. 
     
     
         3 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a lid that is removably secured to the upper end of an uppermost tier of the plurality of tiers. 
     
     
         4 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 4 , wherein the lid is removably secured to the upper end of the uppermost tier via a snap lock connection. 
     
     
         5 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 4 , wherein the lid further comprises a handle. 
     
     
         6 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 1 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes an interference fit ring disposed around a lower perimeter edge thereof. 
     
     
         7 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 1 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes a taper from a lower edge to an upper edge, such that a diameter of the open lower end is greater than a diameter of the open upper end. 
     
     
         8 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 8 , wherein the taper comprises an angle of one degree. 
     
     
         9 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 1 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers comprises a directional indicator configured to indicate the proper orientation of each tier when disposed in a telescopic configuration. 
     
     
         10 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 1 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers comprises an identifying indicator configured to indicate the proper order of each tier when disposed in a telescopic configuration. 
     
     
         11 ) A toilet paper roll holder, comprising:
 a base unit comprising a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of sidewalls, a front wall having a lower access opening, and an open upper end defining an interior volume;   a plurality of tiers, each tier comprising a plurality of sidewalls, an open upper end, and an open lower end defining an interior channel configured to enclose a toilet paper roll;   wherein the plurality of tiers is disposed in a telescopic arrangement, such that the plurality of tiers is configured to be moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;   a removably attached handle comprising a pair of prongs that extend into the interior volume of the base unit through a pair of vertically spaced apertures disposed on one sidewall of the pair of sidewalls of the base unit;   one or more mounting apertures disposed on the base unit for securing the toilet paper roll holder to a vertically oriented surface via one or more fasteners;   wherein each prong is configured to support a hollow cylindrical core of a toilet paper roll within the interior volume of the base unit, such that a lowermost toilet paper roll is accessible via the lower access opening of the front wall.   
     
     
         12 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 11 , further comprising an interior lip disposed within the base unit that supports the lowermost tier. 
     
     
         13 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 11 , further comprising a lid that is removably secured to the upper end of an uppermost tier of the plurality of tiers. 
     
     
         14 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 13 , wherein the lid is removably secured to the upper end of the uppermost tier via a snap lock connection. 
     
     
         15 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 13 , wherein the lid further comprises a handle. 
     
     
         16 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 11 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes an interference fit ring disposed around a lower perimeter edge thereof. 
     
     
         17 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 11 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers includes a taper from the open lower end to the open upper end, such that a diameter of the open lower end is greater than a diameter of the open upper end. 
     
     
         18 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 17 , wherein the taper comprises an angle of one degree. 
     
     
         19 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 11 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers comprises a directional indicator configured to indicate the proper orientation of each tier when disposed in a telescopic configuration. 
     
     
         20 ) The toilet paper roll holder of  claim 11 , wherein each tier of the plurality of tiers comprises an identifying indicator configured to indicate the proper order of each tier when disposed in a telescopic configuration.