Title: Water closet basin assembly

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Claims: Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. Water closet basin assembly comprising a basin having an endless upper edge, a basin seat shape complementarily to said edge and adapted to overlie said edge, bracket means fixed to said edge and having an elastomeric portion adapted to be disposed between said edge and said basin seat, said elastomeric portion being compressible when subjected to pressure and expandable to its original shape when said pressure is removed, and dispenser means proximate said basin and operative to dispense paper suitable for disposition overlying said seat, dispensing of said paper being responsive to movement of said elastomeric portion.

2. The invention according to claim 1 including cutter means for severing an increment of said paper dispensed from a roll thereof.

3. The invention according to claim 1 in which said dispenser includes a roll of said paper mounted on a spool, a sprocket wheel fixed to said spool, ratchet means engaged with said sprocket wheel, said ratchet means being movable by release of pressure on said seat means with consequent expansion of said elastomeric portion to cause movement of said sprocket wheel and thereby said spool, whereby to cause dispensing of said paper.

4. The invention according to claim 3 including cutter means for severing said dispensed paper, said cutter means being operative in response to application of pressure on said seat with consequent compression of said elastomeric portion to engage said dispensed paper and sever said paper from said spool.

5. The invention according to claim 4 in which said cutter means is spring biased toward a non-cutting position.

6. The invention according to claim 2 in which said cutter means comprises means operative responsive to pressure changes on said seat for automatically severing said increment of said paper.

7. The invention according to claim 2 in which said cutter means comprises manual cutter means.

8. The invention according to claim 1 in which said dispenser is mounted on a first side of said basin and including holder means mounted on a second side of said basin adapted to secure said paper in said overlying position.

9. The invention according to claim 4 including second cutter means manually operated to sever said paper, said second cutter means being connected to second ratchet means engaged with said sprocket wheel and operative after a manual cutting operation to cause rotation of said sprocket wheel and thereby said spool, whereby to cause dispensing of said paper.

10. The invention according to claim 8 in which said holder means comprises an extension of said bracket means.

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Inventors: Mannheim, Daniel I. (Corona, NY, US)

Application Number: 828985
Filing Date: 1977-08-30
Publication_date: 1978-08-15
Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc. (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 4/244.1 4/245.3, 4/245.8
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1296220	Mar, 1919	Rigby	4/247.
1435685	Nov, 1922	Bangen	4/247.
1867506	Jul, 1932	Grypma et al.	4/247.
2002948	May, 1935	Joniot	4/247.
2024088	Dec, 1935	Benson	4/247.
2079975	May, 1937	Volkmann et al.	4/247.
2123012	Jul, 1938	Krautzig	4/247.
2243134	May, 1941	Stiller	4/247.
2342048	Feb, 1944	Halfin	4/247.
2987732	Jun, 1961	Speese	4/247.
3271792	Sep, 1966	Tromp	4/247.

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Primary Examiner: Artis, Henry K.
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