Toilet paper roll holder

Abstract

An apparatus for holding a product roll including a mount, a bar, a fixed arm, and a hinged arm. The mount is for fixing the apparatus to an object. The bar is for receiving the product roll allowing the product roll to rotate around the axis of the bar to dispense the product. The fixed arm connects a first end of the mount to a first end of the bar. The hinged arm connects a second end of the mount to a second end of the bar. The hinged arm includes a plurality of segments configured to move in response to a lateral force so as not to impede the movement of the product roll being installed onto the bar or being removed from the bar. The plurality of segments form a single element in an absence of the lateral force on the hinged arm.

1 . An apparatus for holding a product roll, the apparatus comprising:
 a mount for fixing the apparatus to an object;   a bar for receiving the product roll allowing the product roll to rotate around the axis of the bar to dispense the product;   a fixed arm connecting a first end of the mount to a first end of the bar; and   a hinged arm connecting a second end of the mount to a second end of the bar, the hinged arm including one or more of segments configured to move in response to a lateral force so as not to impede the movement of the product roll being installed onto the bar or being removed from the bar, the one or more segments being under tension and forming a single element between the mount and the bar in an absence of the lateral force on the hinged arm.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the one or more segments comprises a first movable segment joined to a first fixed segment through a first movable joint. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the one or more segments further comprises a second movable segment joint to the first movable segment through second movable joint. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the one or more segments comprises a continuous flexible segment. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the continuous flexible segment comprises a spring. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the hinged arm is hinged from an end of the hinged arm coupled to the mount. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the hinged arm is hinged from an end of the hinged arm coupled to the bar. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the hinged arm is hinged from both the end of the hinged arm coupled to the bar and from the end of the hinged arm coupled to the bar. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein an open end of the hinged arm includes a stopping mechanism to secure the open end to form the single element. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the stopping mechanism includes a magnet.