Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Article carrier secured to vehicle by flaccid securing means
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-25
2001-03-06
Luebke, Renee (Department: 2833)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Article carrier secured to vehicle by flaccid securing means
C224S901800
Reexamination Certificate
active
06196435
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to dispensers for fast access to sheet materials such as absorbing, wiping, cleaning and polishing sheets and more particularly to cosmetic tissue dispensers and dispensers which are desired to be stationary when located in a vehicle that is subject to roll, pitch, or yaw movements such as might be encountered in an automobile, boat, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Prior to this invention it has been difficult to hold a tissue box stationary with tissues within reach of an individual whose attention is focused on some more important task. This invention relates to means for holding such sheet material dispenser readily accessible to the user in virtually any environment and position.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The prior art does not suggest a universally applicable sheet dispenser box mountable in a wide variety of places for containing readily available boxed sheets, in any position, and rigidly enough to allow drawing the sheets out in sequence without displacement of the dispenser box. The prior art does not teach a holder that is expandable and conformable to hold various shapes and sizes of dispenser boxes, nor does it provide a holder that is not rigid and can be compressed and stored in a pocket when not in use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the invention, a tissue dispenser box holder is made up of stretchable cord or strap material arranged in a fish-net bag-like form with a draw-string or elastic molding joining the ends of the straps such that there is a stretchable opening to accommodate insertion of any common-size dispenser box into the bag. Attachment means, such as fish-hooks attached to the bag hook-and-loop patches, magnets, glue patches specially designed upholstery grabbers or two-sided carpeting tape can be used to attach the box holder to a wide variety of surface types. In certain environments it is desirable to attach the holder to a base which can be a weight for preventing movement or the dispenser. For most tissue boxes a pull of 2 grams is sufficient to remove individual tissues, therefore a base heavy enough to overcome this force is all that is required to anchor the dispenser by means of gravity. The type of attachment means needed depends on the specific application.
In an embodiment using a base the elastic material can be fastened at both ends in a woven pattern forming a cloth which then is formed into a bag shaped container closed at the top except for an access opening that is preferably oval in shape. Because the straps are stretchable, a dispenser box such as a common tissue box containing stacked, inter-folded sheets, the opening at the top can be enlarged by stretching to insert the dispenser box, and used to access the contents of the box. The stretchable molding surrounding the preferably oval-shaped opening at the top terminates the straps or cords at the top. It will be noted that the stretchable nature of the dispenser box holder can accommodate dispenser boxes of many shapes, for example square, rectangular, round, etc. The contents can be accessed from the opening at the top, or the opening can be differently directed by attaching the holder on a side to mounting surface.
A very important feature of the new combination invention is the method and means for retaining the dispenser box in a position where it will remain reliably in any attitude in the vehicle in which it is mounted. For hard surfaces, two-sided carpeting tape patches or strips can be placed on the holder and the holder pressed on the structure to which it will be constrained.
For attachment to fabric, a patch consisting of adhesive material having hook elements extending therefrom, catch the strands of the fabric to hold the dispenser holder to the fabric surface which may be, for example, automobile interior carpeting. The hooks are advantageous for an installation that accommodates a pull direction perpendicular, or at any angle to a carpeted or fabric upholstered mounting surface to which the holder can be attached. A plurality of patches containing bristle-hook elements such as shown in
FIG. 5
are used for deep piles. These are mounted on a base that can be secured inside or outside the holder bag. When the holder is pressed against the pile or web, tiny bristle-like members extending from molded-plastic shaft members grab the carpet pile and resist, pull-away of the holder from the carpet. A plurality of suction cup patches may also be used to attach the holder to a metal or other hard smooth surface.
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Bee Richard E.
Luebke Renee
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