US 12,290,213 B2
Towel dispenser
Elizabeth Raddatz, Orland Park, IL (US)
Filed by Elizabeth Raddatz, Orland Park, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,679.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/218,315, filed on Jul. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000293 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A47K 10/26 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 10/26 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A top-pull dispenser for towels comprising:
a housing having a housing back, housing sides, a housing bottom, and a detachable top cover connected thereto;
a said detachable top cover and said housing being disposed offset from vertical by a predetermined offset angle;
an opening in the top periphery of said top cover configured to dispense individual towels therethrough;
an elevator system configured to elevate a support tray along the offset angle and comprising a rail system along which the support tray is propelled, the rail system including a stop at a top end of each rail;
a spring-loaded mechanism to propel said support tray along said elevator system, wherein the support tray:
includes a generally planar top surface and is slidably associated with the elevator system along the offset angle, and
is removable by detaching the stop of each rail; and
a locking member for fastening said top cover to the housing back and housing sides.