Automatic toilet seat cover dispensers and methods of using the same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a continuous toilet seat cover reel, an automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, and methods of using the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser. In certain embodiments, the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser includes: a dispenser sensing system for detecting a user's demand of a toilet seat cover sheet, a dispenser control system for moving one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from a continuous toilet seat cover reel, and a toilet seat cover dispensing system for delivering the toilet seat cover sheet to the user. When the user is in need of a toilet seat cover sheet, the user activates the dispenser sensing system, the dispenser control system moves one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel, and the toilet seat cover dispensing system delivers the toilet seat cover sheet to the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A continuous toilet seat cover reel, comprising:
 a plurality of toilet seat cover sheets perforated and rolled in the continuous toilet seat cover reel, wherein each of the plurality of toilet seat cover sheets comprises:   a seat cover portion, and   a splash prevention portion, wherein the splash prevention portion comprises a splash prevention tongue, and a top end of the splash prevention tongue,   wherein the seat cover portion and the splash prevention portion are perforated by a splash prevention perforated tear line to allow a user to separate the seat cover portion from the splash prevention portion for use on a toilet.   
     
     
         2 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 1 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel comprises a predetermined number of toilet seat cover sheet and each toilet seat cover sheet has a predetermined length L. 
     
     
         3 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 2 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel comprises a sheet perforated tear line between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets to allow the user to separate a toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel. 
     
     
         4 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 3 , wherein the top end of the splash prevention tongue comprises one or more vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines and horizontal splash prevention perforated tear lines for the user to separate the splash prevention portion from the seat cover portion. 
     
     
         5 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 4 , wherein each of the sheet perforated tear lines, the splash prevention perforated tear line, the vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines and the horizontal splash prevention perforated tear lines comprises a plurality of attached segments and a plurality of detached segments for easy separation. 
     
     
         6 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 1 , wherein each toilet seat cover sheet comprises a counting indicator, wherein the counting indicator comprises: an opto-electrical counting hole punctured in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet, and a counting marking printed in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet. 
     
     
         7 . An automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, comprising:
 a dispenser sensing system for detecting a user's demand of a toilet seat cover sheet;   a dispenser control system for moving one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from a continuous toilet seat cover reel; and   a toilet seat cover dispensing system for delivering the toilet seat cover sheet to the user,   wherein when the user is in need of a toilet seat cover sheet, the user activates the dispenser sensing system, the dispenser control system moves one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel, and the toilet seat cover dispensing system delivers the toilet seat cover sheet to the user.   
     
     
         8 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 7 , wherein the dispenser sensing system comprising a toilet seat cover dispensing control device having:
 a push button switch for the user to request the toilet seat cover sheet; and   a motion sensor for the user to request the toilet seat cover sheet.   
     
     
         9 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 7 , wherein the dispenser control system comprising a toilet seat cover sheet counting mechanism having
 an opto-electrical counting device for detecting an opto-electrical counting hole embedded on the continuous toilet seat cover reel to move one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel; and   a counting marking reader for detecting a counting marking printed on the continuous toilet seat cover reel to move one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel.   
     
     
         10 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the toilet seat cover dispensing system comprising:
 a lower edge of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser for the user to tear the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel along a perforated tear line; and   a sawtooth shaped lower edge of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser for the user to tear the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel without the perforated tear line.   
     
     
         11 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 9 , wherein the toilet seat cover dispensing system further comprises:
 a manual sliding cutter for the user to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel; and   an automatic sliding cutter for the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel.   
     
     
         12 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 7 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel, comprising:
 a plurality of toilet seat cover sheets perforated and rolled in the continuous toilet seat cover reel, wherein each of the plurality of toilet seat cover sheets comprises:   a seat cover portion, and   a splash prevention portion, wherein the splash prevention portion comprises a splash prevention tongue, and a top end of the splash prevention tongue,   wherein the seat cover portion and the splash prevention portion are perforated by a splash prevention perforated tear line to allow the user to separate the seat cover portion from the splash prevention portion for use on a toilet.   
     
     
         13 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel comprises a predetermined number of toilet seat cover sheet and each toilet seat cover sheet has a predetermined length L. 
     
     
         14 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 12 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel comprises a sheet perforated tear line between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets to allow the user to separate a toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel. 
     
     
         15 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 14 , wherein the top end of the splash prevention tongue comprises one or more vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines and horizontal splash prevention perforated tear lines for the user to separate the splash prevention portion from the seat cover portion. 
     
     
         16 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 15 , wherein each of the sheet perforated tear lines, the splash prevention perforated tear line, the vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines and the horizontal splash prevention perforated tear lines comprises a plurality of attached segments and a plurality of detached segments for easy separation. 
     
     
         17 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 15 , wherein each toilet seat cover sheet comprises a counting indicator, wherein the counting indicator comprises: an opto-electrical counting hole punctured in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet, and a counting marking printed in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet. 
     
     
         18 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 7 , further comprising: a dispenser alert system, wherein the dispenser alert system comprises:
 a dispenser alert indicator for indicating that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets; and   a wireless alert system for notifying a management staff that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets.   
     
     
         19 . The automatic toilet seat cover dispenser of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 an electrical power system, wherein the electrical power system comprises:   one or more batteries;   one or more rechargeable batteries; and   an electrical power supply electrically connected to a wall outlet.   
     
     
         20 . A method of using an automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, comprising:
 installing, by a management staff, a continuous toilet seat cover reel into the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser installed in a bathroom;   activating, by a user, a dispenser sensing system of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser to retrieve a toilet seat cover sheet;   moving, by a dispenser control system of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel;   retrieving, by the user via a toilet seat cover dispensing system of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, the toilet seat cover sheet; and   replenishing, by the management staff, another continuous toilet seat cover reel into the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser when a dispenser alert system of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser indicates that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets.