A NEW FORM OF NAPKIN HOLDER AND ITS METHOD

The invention is related to the new napkin holder and napkin presentation method, which offers the possibility to take the napkins used for cleaning purposes in one piece without disturbing their proper form, eliminating the need for extra movement space in the use area and thus allowing convenient use in relatively narrow areas.

Prior Art

Napkins can be considered among the most commonly used products for cleaning today. Napkins can be used directly from the packaging in which they are presented, or they can be used in a distributor, holder or dispenser as in the market, under more hygienic conditions and in a way the amount of use can be controlled. For this purpose, napkin holders have evolved over time to include various sizes, shapes and functions according to their purpose of use. The products that are usually invented are holders for use on the table, as well as fixed to a wall or a surface for use or portable napkin holders.

Again, the experience of using napkin presentation over a holder shows that the napkins that were holder changed over time; napkins, which are holder as stacks in a row, have turned into clusters that are folded over each other or have perforations in certain places. Napkins folded on top of each other can be formed in various ways. They are called “Z” folded, “C” folded or “V” folded by looking at the way they are fold. The purpose of giving a form to facilitate the taking of the next napkin when taking each unit napkin from the holders, pushes manufacturers to develop such folding or perforated applications.

In the document titled “Z-fold toilet paper”, published 2007/04652 in the priort art mentions the dispenser containing the “Z” - fold towel cartridge. The invention features an opening at the bottom of the dispenser for the user to pick up the napkin. The invention proposes a dispenser consisting of a container basically in the form of a box, an entry gap for placing “Z” layer paper in the product, a lid for opening and closing this gap, an opening for the purchase of a unit napkin in the lower part of the product. The pile of folded napkins placed in the chamber in the appropriate direction is based on the opening in the lower section with a placement in the direction of gravity. From here, the first napkin is pulled, so that some of the next napkin is left outside, and this movement is repeated until the last napkin is pulled, thus providing napkin supply. The first problem here is to provide a place for the dispenser to be installed in such a way as to provide a suitable area of movement. Since the napkin-giving place is under the dispenser and the napkin-pulling direction is downwards, first of all, an empty space is needed for the dispenser to be mounted on a plane, and for the napkin to be pulled down in the lower section to be pulled in a comfortable motion. For this reason, this kind of dispensers can not find a practical place of use where there are relatively narrow surfaces such as at where kitchen cabinet is above and the kitchen counter is below.

Also, the fact that the napkin is built in line with gravity and the napkin is pulled in this direction also causes some practical problems. Especially because of the weight of the napkin block, in some cases more than one napkin piece may be pulled from the opening of the napkin, in some cases it may be possible to take more than one napkin at a time as there may be formed middle- section accretion point. This impedes the intended target of efficient use.

In the document titled “a napkin holder”, published 2016/04906, another prior art, the napkins in the hopper contain a mechanism to bring the topmost napkin closer to the exit hopper with the help of a spring, the user pulls the topmost napkin and uses it. The need for additional space of movement for the napkin supply has been eliminated, but in some cases the spring can tear due to the force applied to the napkin, or it causes waste by causing more than one napkin to come out. In addition, the advantage of benefiting from the gravity used in previous techniques has been eliminated in this application and the motion needs an extra-produced mechanism. The application is impractical and also results in a disadvantage in terms of cost.

Again, another document in the prior art titled “mechanical towel machine” with publication number 2010/07555, mention a dispenser which is rolled manually and cut the roll- shaped napkin cartridge in a perforated way with the help of a certain length and presents it to the user by applying a certain force to separate it from the perforation. Here, the user's access to the napkin requires a series of process steps, increasing the possibility of a problem at some point, and again, due to the addition of mechanisms, simplicity is eliminated, a complex and costly conclusion is reached, resulting in a nearly backward course in the technique.

Besides, there is a need to see the amount of napkins in the dispenser. For this purpose, additional rectilinear openings were created in some dispensers and it was possible to see the amount of paper from there. This causes problems in terms of hygiene. The additional opening causes the entire napkins to be exposed to the outside atmosphere conditions and eliminates the possibility of ensuring hygiene.

Purpose Of Invention

One purpose of this invention is to enable the user to use the paper napkin without crumpling and applying extra force.

Another purpose is to ensure that the user receives each piece from the holder in leaves each time, regardless of the next piece.

Another goal is to ensure that users contact one piece of paper at a time, thus ensuring hygiene during use.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide a napkin dispenser isolated from the outside environment where the user can see the amount of paper inside without opening the server cover.

Another purpose of the invention is to reduce the area required for the use of a practical dispenser to almost the size of the dispenser, thus ensuring the use of dispensers comfortably in relatively narrow areas.

Another object of the invention is to eliminate the problem of clumping the unit napkin into the napkin serving opening in a dispenser application in which the napkin cluster is placed in the direction of gravity, and the unit napkin can be pulled in a direction other than gravity, preferably parallel to the ground.

The invention is produced for the mentioned purposes and brings solutions to the problems mentioned above with its practical use.

Brief Description Of The Invention

The invention relates to a new surface-mounted napkin dispenser that provides the possibility of taking the napkins that people use for cleaning purposes in one piece and the method for using this napkin dispenser; and characterized that it has a dispenser positioned parallel to the horizontal floor and at least one presentation nozzle with a smooth structure located on its front face opposite the mounting surface of said dispenser.

The invention also suggests a method. Accordingly, it has the steps of;

Creating a dispenser with a chamber to enclose a napkin block,

Creation of a napkin presentation mouth on the front surface of the dispenser,

Placing the dispenser on a suitable surface so that the napkin delivery mouth faces in the opposite direction,

Creation of a” Z “or” V " fold napkin block,

Placing the appropriately measured napkin block in the Dispenser chamber,

Placing the napkin block so that it allows taking unit napkin from the napkin offering mouth,

Pulling the first napkin available from the mouth of the napkin presentation parallel to the ground in the opposite direction and outside the direction of gravity,

Ensuring that the “Z” or “V” folded napkin sheet is brought to the mouth of presenting the napkin by pulling the folded part of the next napkin on one stage and reaching the position suitable for the next napkin.

In addition, other features of the invention are that it has at least one foot to stand still on the bed floor, at least one cartridge chamber where the napkin cartridge is placed, at least one sling hole for hanging on the vertical floor, and a transparent glass cover for tracking the cartridge level.

Explanation of the Figures

Figure 1 : General view of the dispenser Figure 2: Exploded view of Dispenser parts

Figure 3: View of main body

Figure 4: View of front cover

Figure 5: View of main body and front cover from different angles Figure 6: View of the napkin in the presentation mouth of the dispenser Figure 7: Built-in view of the napkin block of the main body of the dispenser

Explanation Of References

NO Name of the piece 1 Dispenser

2 Napkin presentation mouth

3 Main body

3.1 Front cover

3.2 Transparent glass cover 3.3 Cartridge chamber

3.4 Sling holes

3.5 Feet

3.6 Front cover contact surface

3.7 Main body contact surface 3.8 Holding space

4 Hinge

4.1 Hinge slot

5 Lock slot

6 Napkin sheet 7 Napkin block

Detailed Description Of The Invention Here the term “napkin " is used to represent all kinds of paper cleaning material, which can be naturally of various thickness, weight or sizes, in some cases includes, but not limited to, products such as napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning paper, etc.

Here, the term” parallel " does not mean a uniform mathematical parallel form, but is close to the meaning of parallel in everyday use. In this context, the situation of being parallel to the ground rather describes a movement in the opposite direction parallel to the ground.

Here, the term "transparent" is used for the purpose of light transmission to the extent that the napkin block(7) in the cartridge chamber(3.3) can be monitored and does not mean full transparency. A see-through structure is sufficient to detect the object in the chamber.

Here the napkin presentation mouth(2) is shown as an opening formed in a relatively inferior part after the confluence of the front cover(3.1) and the main body (3). This is a preferred application as an example. Depending on the design preference, the opening can be created entirely on the front cover or on the main body(3). The main intention is to provide a suitable opening for napkin presentation.

Here, concepts such as” bottom“,” top“,” down“,” up“,” front“,” back“, "counter" are used to understand the subject and shapes, and the invention is not limited to the explanations used here.

The invention is a dispenser suitable for use by hanging on a flat floor or vertical floor such as a wall, offering the napkin that the user will use for cleaning purposes in one piece(l). Dispenser(l) in general, consists of a main body(3), the cartridge chamber(3.3) on the main body(3), front cover(3.1) placed to cover the said cartridge chamber(3.3), transparent glass cover(3.2) on the front and covering all or a portion of the front cover that allows you to see the cartridge chamber (3.3) , the dispenser(l) mouth of the napkin presentation^) in the front section and front and facing ahead, feet (3.5) in the lower part of the mouth of the napkin presentation^).

In a preferred example application, although a main body(3), front cover(3.1), transparent glass cover(3.2), feet(3.5) were mentioned, the dispenser(l) body with a chamber into which a napkin block(7) can be placed and the dispenser(l) has a napkin presentation mouth(2) which is relatively lower on the front surface are sufficient to fulfill the most basic function of the invention, Figure 2 shows the exploded view of the parts of the dispenser(l) according to a preferred sample application. The Dispenser (1) can be used on a flat surface, on a platform or by mounting on a surface. Here the dispenser(l) has a main body(3), a ground on which the napkin block(7) will be placed in the lower section on the main body(3), feet(3.5) placed according to the preferred application in the continuation of the ground, space on which the napkin block(3.5) will be placed, which is called as cartridge chamber(3.3) in here. Hinge slots(4.1) are also available on the main body(3). The front cover(3.1) is located in the front section according to the exploded view. The front cover (3.1) merges with the main body(3) from its junction points to form the cartridge chamber(3.3) isolated from the external environment in which a napkin block(7) can be placed. The combination of the front cover(3.1) and the main body(3) is achieved by the combination of the hinge(4) and the hinge slots(4.1), so that the main body(3) and the front cover contact surface(3.6) converge.

On the front cover(3.1) there is a transparent glass cover(3.2) so that the amount of napkins remaining in the cartridge chamber(3.3) can be seen. Transparent glass cover (3.2) is mounted from the front cover contact surface(3.6) to the front cover. Although the transparent glass cover (3.2) shown as a section on the front cover in the preferred example application, it can be designed to be larger or smaller in various sizes and the entire front cover can be applied transparently.

The dispenser(l) cover may also be designed as a section on the sides, top, bottom, back, or here in other application forms that may be preferred and are not shown here in the drawings. Basically the task of the lid is to open the chamber and place the napkin block(7) in it.

The front cover (3.1) is fixed to the main body (3), which can be fixed on the ground or on a surface such as a wall, by sitting on the hinge slots (4.1) on the main body (3), so that it moves in a circular axis parallel to the floor. This application gives an operational advantage when placing(l) napkin block(7) in the dispenser. The front cover(3.1), which sits on the main body(3), closes so that there is no space on the main body contact surface(3.7). The main body(3) and the front cover(3.1) are secured by the lock slot (5). The said lock slot (5) may have known lock systems in technique such as key lock mechanism, clawed, pin according to the need. The transparent glass cover(3.2) sits on the front cover(3.1) to meet the front cover contact surface (3.6) and gains its overall view in Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a view of the main body(3). The cartridge chamber(3.3), located at the bottom of the main body(3), has space where all various napkin cartridges such as “Z”, “C”, “V” can be settled. The first sheet(6) of the napkin cartridge placed in the cartridge chamber(3.3) is positioned on the feet(3.5) and gains the view in Figure 6 through the operations mentioned above. An opening is located between the feet(3.5). After the napkin block(7) is properly placed in the chamber, it is placed on the feet (3.5) and it is positioned in a position suitable to be pulled in parallel to the ground in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, part of the napkin remains independent of the feet(3.5), so that the unit napkin can be easily held and pulled from the holding space(3.8) section. In the preferred application the feet(3.5) are built on both sides and the holding gap (3.8) is shown in a relatively mid-section, but the invention is not limited to this. The number of feet can be one or more in the design freedom, or the holding space(3.8) can be one or more.

The transparent glass cover(3.2), which sits on the front cover(3.1), is transparent so that the remaining amount of the napkin cartridge can be tracked. This allows the user to see the cartridge level without having to open the front cover(3.1). Sling holes(3.4) positioned at the rear of the main body(3) allow the dispenser(l) to hang on the vertical floor.

Figure 6 shows the appearance of the(2) napkin in the presentation mouth of the dispenser(l). When the user pulls the napkin sheet(2) in the presentation mouth(6) parallel to the horizontal floor, the next napkin sheet(6) takes its place in the presentation mouth(2) without crumpling or attaching thanks to the smooth presentation mouth(2) and becomes ready for use by the user. The dispenser(l), which allows paper napkins to be used grain by grain, allows users to contact one piece of paper at a time and allows napkins to be used more hygienic.

With the invention, the need for the movement area required for making the napkin pull motion in a comfortable downward direction which is needed during the use of the dispenser(l) has been eliminated, even in any narrow area where a dispenser(l) can located, a dispenser(l) be used easily. The dispenser(l) developed with the invention has provided a solution that allows comfortable use even in narrow and non-moving places between the kitchen countertops and upper cabinets, such as home kitchens. In the same way, especially in old buildings where toilets such as aircraft train buses are relatively narrow and small, it also shows a feature that allows easy use.