WO2024237980A1

WO2024237980A1 - Roll tissue box

Info

Publication number: WO2024237980A1
Application number: PCT/US2024/012135
Authority: WO
Inventors: Amy B. O'BRIEN
Original assignee: Obrien Amy B
Priority date: 2023-05-17
Filing date: 2024-01-19
Publication date: 2024-11-21
Also published as: US20240382049A1

Abstract

A roll tissue box that is meant to be placed in areas of the home or office outside of the bathroom. This allows for a socially acceptable context in which rolled tissue may be stored and used in places outside of the restroom. Furthermore, the tissue roll holder also allows for hygienic use of rolled tissue without needing to touch the cardboard interior.

Description

Roll Tissue Box

RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application relates back to non-provisional application US 18/198,652 filed on May 17, 2023, and is a continuation in part of that application.

BACKGROUN D OF TH E INVENTION

[0002] The average person has been conditioned to view boxed tissue as being used for the user's face and rolled tissue as being used for the bathroom. This can be seen by how boxed tissue is marketed as "facial tissue" while rolled tissue is advertised as "bath tissue", "toilet tissue", or "toilet paper".

[0003] It is common for people to blow their nose on rolled tissue, it is viewed as unseemly or socially unacceptable to keep a roll of tissue in any public space, whether it's a waiting room, office, living room, bedroom or any area that isn't a bathroom.

[0004] Rolled tissue or facial tissue regardless of whether it comes in a roll or a box, is essentially the same product. The key differences are in the way they are packaged (in a box or on a roll), the way they are perceived and marketed. Perhaps the most significant difference is how they are priced.

[0005] The expense of boxed tissue is double or many times the cost of rolled tissue. This is why cost-conscious people do not buy boxed tissue. If they need to blow their nose, they walk into the bathroom to use rolled tissue.

[0006] If someone is sick, they may lie on the couch with a roll of tissue next to them on the coffee table. A loose roll of tissue can transmit germs, because you have to pick up the roll, hold it by the cardboard center, and roll the paper off. Furthermore, nobody wants to be caught with a roll of rolled tissue on their coffee table.

[0007] The present subject matter allows for a socially acceptable manner to get rolled tissue out of the bathroom and into more public spaces in a way that is beautifully designed, hygienic, and easy to use. In addition, it also cuts down on the cardboard waste resulting from the box which holds facial tissue. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The rolled tissue box has a unique interior that allows for the tissue to roll easily inside with an opening that enables the user to break off as much tissue as they need, without having to touch the roll itself. It produces less waste because there is no box to recycle when it's empty. The tissue lasts longer because more tissue comes on a roll than in a box of facial tissues. On average, there is four times as much tissue on a roll than there is in a box.

[0009] In some embodiments, the present subject matter uses a friction groove for the lid to have a precision fit.

[0010] In some embodiments, there is a deepened hole in the rolled tissue holder into which the spring-loaded paper hold may be inserted.

[0011] There are a variety of openings for which the rolled tissue may be pulled from. In some embodiments, there is a rounded rectangular hole, a brush hole, a rubber hole, an oval cut hole, a rectangular cut hole, or a circular cut hole for which the rolled tissue to be dispensed from.

[0012] In some embodiments, there are holes to lock spring loaded rolled tissue in the tissue holder without any accompanying groove.

[0013] In some embodiments, there is a taller box lid to accommodate larger rolls of rolled tissue.

[0014] In some embodiments, there are shorter box lids to accommodate smaller rolls of rolled tissue or spatial considerations.

[0015] In some embodiments, there is a bottom fed box wherein the rolled tissue is inserted from the bottom and then the box is turned upside down for unique access requirements such as underneath a bunk bed or dormitory arrangement.

[0016] In some embodiments, the inverted bottom fed box has an open bottom design.

[0017] In some embodiments, the present subject matter has a simplified groove design box. A rigid plastic clip or clasp may also help keep a lid closed. In some embodiments heavier material is utilized to increase the weight and more easily tear the rolled paper while in use. A weighted dowel instead of a spring-loaded holder may also be used.

[0018] In some embodiments there is a fixed dowel which attaches to the side of the base of the tissue roll holder. The tissue is placed on the dowel, the tissue is pulled through the hole on the top of the tissue roll holder. [0019] In some embodiments, the tissue roll may be horizontally inserted into the tissue roll holder from the side of the box, wherein the fixed tissue roll holder is attached to the opposite side and then the box side is closed.

[0020] Weighted dowels and spring-loaded dowels may be interchanged freely. For example, figures 1, 3, 4, 6, 13, and 14 may have either a spring-loaded or weighted dowel.

[0021] In some embodiments, a base holds a spring-loaded, fixed, or weighted dowel, and a box top slides over the base where the tissue feeds through the top, which may be a rounded rectangular cut hole, brush hole, rubber hole, oval cut hole, rectangular cut hole, or circular cut hole.

ELEMENT REFERENCE LIST

[0022] 1- Friction groove for precision fit lid.

[0023] 2- Deepened hole to lock spring loaded paper holder in place.

[0024] 3- Opening where rolled tissue feeds through.

[0025] 4- Hole to lock spring loaded paper without accompanying groove.

[0026] 5- Taller box lid.

[0027] 6- Shorter box lid.

[0028] 7- Inverted bottom fed box.

[0029] 8- Open bottom box.

[0030] 9- Simplified groove design box.

[0031] 10- Rounded rectangle cut hole.

[0032] 11- Brush hole.

[0033] 12- Rubber hole.

[0034] 13- Oval cut hole.

[0035] 14- Rectangular cut hole.

[0036] 15- Circular cut hole.

[0037] 20- Rigid plastic clip or clasp to lock the top down.

[0038] 25- Flip top with friction fit.

[0039] 30- Cover is placed over base and rolled tissue is fed through hole on top.

[0040] 35- Heavy material can be embedded in molded plastic base to increase the weight.

[0041] 40- Cover. [0042] 45- Base.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWI NGS

[0043] Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the tissue roll holder with the opening 3 where tissue feeds through, taller box lid 5, friction groove 1 for precision fit lid, and the deepened hole to lock a spring loaded paper holder in place.

[0044] Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the inverted bottom fed box.

[0045] Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the open bottom box.

[0046] Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the tissue roll holder with the shorter box lid 6.

[0047] Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the simplified groove design 9 and Hole to lock spring loaded paper without accompanying groove 4.

[0048] Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the tissue roll holder without rolled tissue loaded into the tissue holder.

[0049] Fig. 7 shows a top view of the rounded rectangle cut hole on the tissue roll holder.

[0050] Fig. 8 shows a top view of the rubber hole on the tissue roll holder.

[0051] Fig. 9 shows a top view of the rectangular cut on the tissue roll holder.

[0052] Fig. 10 shows a top view of the brush hole on the tissue roll holder.

[0053] Fig. 11 shows a top view of the oval cut hole on the tissue roll holder.

[0054] Fig. 12 shows a top view of the circular cut hole on the tissue roll holder.

[0055] Fig. 13 shows a perspective transparent view of the tissue roll holder.

[0056] Fig. 14 shows a perspective transparent view of the tissue roll holder.

[0057] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the tissue roll holder with a fixed dowel wherein the tissue has been pulled through the opening at the top.

[0058] FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of the tissue roll holder with the roll of tissue on the fixed dowel wherein the tissue has been pulled through the opening at the top.

[0059] FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of tissue roll holder with the fixed dowel fully assembled.

[0060] FIG. 18 shows a top perspective view of the tissue roll holder with the weighted dowel and a roll of tissue on the dowel.

[0061] FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of the tissue roll holder with the weighted dowel fully assembled. [0062] FIG. 20 shows perspective transparent view of the side loading tissue roll holder with a fixed dowel.

[0063] FIG. 21 shows perspective transparent view of the side loading tissue roll holder with a fixed dowel and tissue roll on the dowel.

[0064] FIG. 22 shows a perspective view of the roll tissue box wherein a cover slides over the base.

Claims

1. A roll tissue box comprising a precision fit I id, a deepened hole to lock a spring-loaded paper holder in place, and an opening where tissue feeds through.

2. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 1, wherein the opening where the tissue feeds through may be a rounded rectangular cut hole, brush hole, rubber hole, oval cut hole, rectangular cut hole, or circular cut hole.

3. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 1, wherein the precision fit lid may be a taller lid to accommodate thicker rolls of rolled tissue.

4. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 1, wherein the precision fit lid may be a shorter lid to accommodate spatial limitations.

5. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 1, wherein the deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place has a groove to help guide the paper holder into place.

6. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 1, wherein one embodiment is designed to be inverted for placement underneath of surfaces such as tables or bunkbeds.

7. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, deepened hole to lock the spring-loaded paper holder in place, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 1, wherein one embodiment has an open bottom box design.

8. A roll tissue box comprising a precision fit lid, a bottom surface with protruding fixed dowel, and an opening where tissue feeds through.

9. The roll tissue box comprising a precision fit lid, the bottom surface with protruding fixed dowel, and opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 8, wherein the opening where the tissue feeds through may be the rounded rectangular cut hole, brush hole, rubber hole, oval cut hole, rectangular cut hole, or circular cut hole.

10. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, the bottom surface with protruding fixed dowel, and the opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 8, wherein the precision fit lid may be a taller lid to accommodate thicker rolls of rolled tissue.

11. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, the bottom surface with protruding fixed dowel, and opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 8, wherein the precision fit lid may be a shorter lid to accommodate spatial limitations.

12. A roll tissue box comprising a precision fit lid, a bottom surface with a weighted dowel, and an opening where tissue feeds through.

13. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, the bottom surface with a weighted dowel, and an opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 12, wherein the opening where the tissue feeds through may be a rounded rectangular cut hole, brush hole, rubber hole, oval cut hole, rectangular cut hole, or circular cut hole.

14. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, the bottom surface with a weighted dowel, and an opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 12, wherein the precision fit lid may be a taller lid to accommodate thicker rolls of rolled tissue.

15. The roll tissue box comprising the precision fit lid, the bottom surface with a weighted dowel, and an opening where tissue feeds through as in claim 12, wherein the precision fit lid may be a shorter lid to accommodate spatial limitations.