Urine Leakage Wipe Dispenser

Abstract

A dispenser housing containing a supply of dry wipe sheets dispensed individually by rotation of a motor momentarily in response to a switch for driving a portion of a leading dry wipe sheet through a slot for gripping detachment by a user engaged in a bladder evacuation occurrence, which sheet enables blotting, sanitary drying and removal of residual urine, for disposal in a toilet to avoid same from staining clothing, avoiding embarrassments and keeping floors clean and sanitary, while the rotational dwell period increases in response to dispensing by which the diameter of a supply decreases.

1 . A dispenser apparatus comprising:
 a housing having a top, a front and opposing back, a pair of opposing side walls, and a bottom, the bottom defining an elongated slot medial the front and the back;   the top hingedly attached to the housing and having a keyed latch for selective opening of the top for access into a cavity defined by the housing;   a battery mounted in the housing to provide a supply of electrical current;   a momentary motion-sensing switch mounted for detecting motion relative to an exterior surface of the housing;   a motor mounted to a first one of the side walls and electrically connected through the motion-sensing switch to the battery for communicating electrical current to the motor for a predetermined period, the motor having a shaft that rotates upon supply of electrical current to the motor, and a distal end of the shaft defining a slot;   a spindle having a T-member projecting from a first end, the T-member detachably connected to the slot in the shaft for rotation thereof   a spool holding a supply of a plurality of dry wipe sheets detachably defined by a perforated line between adjacent sheets;   a designator on the spindle for a guide to abut an edge of the spool of dry wipe sheets on the spindle for alignment of the deployable dry wipe sheets with the slot for passage therethrough; and   means for mounting the housing to a surface,   whereby the motor, being momentarily actuated following a detection of motion by the motion-sensing switch, rotates the spindle to move a portion of a dry wipe sheet through the slot for selective detaching by a user for sanitary attending to residual urine flow following bladder evacuation.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the means for mounting comprises:
 the back defining a pair of openings; and   a pair of fasteners, each extending through a respective one of the openings for engaging the housing to the surface.   
     
     
         3 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the openings are key-hole openings. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dry wipe sheet has a thickness of about 1/64 inch. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the top hingedly connects to the back. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the front and back have a first length between the opposing sides and the side walls have a second length between the front and back, the first length greater than the second length. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the first length is about 5¾ inches and the second length is about 2½ inches. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the front and back have a third length between the top and the bottom. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the third length is about 2½ inches. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the slot has a length of about 2 1/14 inches and a width of about ¼ inch. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dry wipe sheet is aromatic. 
     
     
         12 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the momentary rotation has a first duration and a second duration, the first duration shorter than the second duration, the first duration for dispensing a dry wipe sheet from an initial installation of the supply to about one-half of a number of sheets initially in the supply and the second duration for dispensing a dry wipe sheet from the remaining sheets in the supply of sheets. 
     
     
         13 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spindle comprises a first tube that receives telescopically a second tube and enclosing a spring to bias the first tube and second tube in an extended position between a seat on a first side wall and the motor. 
     
     
         14 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the first tube and second tube move to a retracted position for detaching the spindle from the seat and motor, for replacing the spool of dry wipe sheets. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A dispenser apparatus comprising:
 a housing having a top, a front and opposing back each with a length of about 5¾ inches, a pair of opposing side walls having lengths of about 2½ inches from a front edge to a back edge, and a bottom, the bottom defining an elongated slot medial the front and the back and having a length of about 2¼ inches and a width of about ¼ inch, the back defining a pair of openings for receiving a respective one of a pair of fasteners therethrough for securing the housing to a surface in a toilet facility;   the top hingedly attached to the housing and having a keyed latch for selective opening of the top for access into a cavity defined by the housing;   a battery mounted in the housing to provide a supply of electrical current;   a momentary motion-sensing switch mounted in the bottom for detecting motion relative to the housing;   a motor mounted to a first one of the side walls and electrically connected through the motion-sensing switch to the battery for communicating electrical current to the motor for a predetermined period, the motor having a shaft that rotates upon supply of electrical current to the motor, and a distal end of the shaft defining a slot;   a spindle having a T-member projecting from a first end, the T-member detachably connected to the slot in the shaft for rotation thereof;   a spool of a plurality of dry wipe sheets comprising hydrophilic fibrous paper detachably defined by a perforated line between adjacent sheets, the dry wipe sheets having a thickness of about 1/64 inch; and   a designator on the spindle to abut an edge of the spool of dry wipe sheets on the spindle for alignment of the deployable dry wipe sheets with the slot for passage therethrough;   whereby the motor, being momentarily actuated following a detection of motion by the motion-sensing switch, rotates the spindle to move a portion of a dry wipe sheet through the slot for selective detaching by a user for sanitary attending to residual urine flow following bladder evacuation.   
     
     
         17 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the dry wipe sheet is aromatic. 
     
     
         18 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the momentary rotation has first duration and a second duration, the first duration shorter than the second duration, the first duration for dispensing a dry wipe sheet from an initial installation of the supply to about one-half of a number of sheets initially in the supply and the second duration for dispensing a dry wipe sheet from the remaining sheets in the supply of sheets. 
     
     
         19 . A method of dispensing dry wipe sheets from a dispenser, comprising the steps of:
 (a) mounting to a spindle a spool of a plurality of dry wipe sheets detachably joined in adjacent relation by perforated lines in an elongated member;   (b) engaging a T-member extending from a first end of the spindle with a slot in a distal end of a shaft extending from a motor secured in a dispenser, the dispenser having a top, a front and opposing back, a pair of opposing side walls, and a bottom, the bottom defining the slot medial the front and the back through which a leading dry wipe sheet extends, and a designator on the spindle for a guide to abut an edge of the spool of dry wipe sheets on the spindle for alignment of the deployable dry wipe sheets with the slot for passage therethrough;   (c) rotating the spool upon operating the motor for a dwell period to deploy the leading dry wipe sheet on the spool at least partially through the slot in the dispenser holding the spool therein, for detachment thereof and the adjacent dry wipe sheet thereby becoming the leading dry wipe sheet for subsequent deployment, the dwell period having a first duration; and   (d) changing the dwell period for rotation to a second duration longer than the first dwell period, the second dwell period sufficient to rotate the spindle for deployment of the leading dry wipe sheet from the spool.   
     
     
         20 . The method as recited in  claim 19 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing a momentary motion-sensing switch mounted for detecting a motion relative to an exterior surface of the dispenser, whereby the switch upon detecting the motion connects the motor to a supply of electrical current to operate the motor for the dwell period to rotate the spool of dry wipe sheets; and   mounting the dispenser to a surface,   whereby the motor, being momentarily actuated following a detection of motion by the motion-sensing switch, rotates the spindle to move a portion of a dry wipe sheet through the slot for selective detaching by a user for sanitary attending to residual urine flow following bladder evacuation.   
     
     
         21 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dry wipe sheets comprise a hydrophilic fibrous paper. 
     
     
         22 . The dispenser apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dry wipe sheets comprise sodium carboxyl methyl cellulose.