A bathroom tissue holder assembly for holding a pair of rolls of toilet tissue includes a bracket that is mountable to a vertical support surface at a point located proximate a lavatory. A shaft is provided and the shaft removably engages the bracket to support a first roll of toilet tissue on the bracket. A holder is coupled to and extends upwardly from the bracket to support a second roll of toilet tissue. In this way the second roll of toilet tissue is accessible when the first roll of toilet tissue is depleted. A wrapping is formable into a cylinder and the wrapping can be wrapped around the second roll of toilet tissue when the second roll of toilet tissue is being stored on the holder.

A system for a toilet paper holder and dispenser including a dispensing assembly, a storage assembly and a shelf assembly is disclosed. The toilet paper dispenser includes means for dispensing toilet paper to users, preferably in commercial bathrooms. The toilet paper dispenser is capable of also storing additional toilet paper rolls for future usage. The shelf assembly includes a shelf atop of the storage assembly for holding items thereon, such as a mobile phone, for example. The shelf includes a non-skid surface that helps to secure items placed thereon from falling to a ground surface. There is also hooks placed adjacent to the toilet paper dispenser which are capable of holding items such as purses or keys, for example.

A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a self-contained cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the self-contained cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the self-contained cartridge.

Aircraft, aircraft paper towel dispensers, and methods for operating aircraft paper towel dispensers are disclosed. An aircraft paper towel dispenser includes a cabinet housing that defines an inner volume and a housing aperture that is configured to allow a portion of paper towel to be dispensed outside of the cabinet housing. The cabinet housing also includes a vanity cover configured to transition between an open state in which the inner volume is accessible, and a closed state in which the inner volume is not accessible. The aircraft paper towel dispenser comprises each of a paper towel holder within the inner volume and configured to secure a supply of paper towel, and a drive mechanism positioned within the inner volume and configured to cause the portion of the paper towel to be dispensed from the inner volume to a region outside of the cabinet housing via the housing aperture.

A sheet material dispenser can include a dispenser housing that supports one or more supplies of sheet material, and a feed roller configured to engage and feed the sheet material from the dispenser housing. The dispenser also can include a sheet material loading assembly including a cover that is rotatably connected the dispenser housing and movable between a closed position and an open position. The sheet material loading assembly further can include a roller that is rotatably connected to the cover and configured to be coupled to a portion of sheet material from one of the supplies, with the cover in its open position, and to press the portion of sheet material into engagement with the feed roller body, with the cover in its closed position, to initiate dispensing of the at least one supply from the dispenser.

A resistance mechanism for a sheet product dispenser for dispensing a length of sheet product from a roll of sheet product rotatably supported by the sheet product dispenser is provided. The resistance mechanism includes an arm configured to frictionally engage a surface of the roll of sheet product, and a spring attached to the arm and configured to bias the arm into engagement with the surface of the roll of sheet product, such that the resistance mechanism provides a pull force resistance opposing a pull force applied to a tail portion of the roll of sheet product.

Various consumable material dispensing apparatus including automatic roll transfer features are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing, a roll support assembly, a motor, a roll sensor mechanism, and a controller. The housing can include a cabinet, an interior, and an opening. The roll support assembly can support a plurality of rolls. The motor can rotate the roll support assembly from a first position where a first roll is proximate the opening to a second position where a second roll is proximate the opening. The roll sensor mechanism can detect whether a diameter of the first roll is less than a threshold value when the roll support assembly is in the first position. In response, the controller can instruct the motor to rotate the roll support assembly from the first position to the second position.

A toilet paper dispenser has a toilet roll container defining a chamber sufficient to enclose a first toilet paper roll and a second toilet paper roll positioning the first and second paper rolls in an end to end orientation. The container has a longitudinal opening to allow dispensing of toilet paper sheets from the toilet paper rolls. A central divider within the container divides the container into two spaces for accommodating two toilet paper rolls. Each space containing toilet paper rolls includes a positioning insert centered on and located on opposite sides of the central divider that extend within the length of the container. The positioning inserts stabilize the toilet paper rolls within the container. A retaining member at each end of the container secures the toilet paper rolls within the container. A support fixes the container to a wall structure may allow rotation of the container around the center point of the container's longitudinal axis.

A system for monitoring a usage of rolled or stacked disposable sanitary product in a predetermined location or facility and providing information associated with said usage to one or more users, comprising: (a) one or more optical sensors mounted at respective locations associated with where the product is dispensed and configured to monitor a diameter of the roll or height of the stack and transmit data associated therewith; and (b) one or more receivers configured to receive and transmit said data to one or more databases for storage, processing, analysis and/or user notification regarding product usage.

A method and apparatus for dispensing toilet paper is disclosed. A sliding toilet paper holder includes a toilet paper holder configured to carry and dispense a roll of toilet paper. A slide assembly is coupled to the toilet paper holder and is attachable to a support structure adjacent to a toilet. The slide assembly operable between a stowed position and an extended position to selectively extend and retract the toilet paper holder. The apparatus and method permits a user to more readily access and dispense a desired quantity of toilet paper while seated on a toilet and to stow the toilet paper carried on the toilet paper holder when not needed. A spare tissue spindle may also be carried by the slide assembly.