This means that the dry, unused portion of your toilet paper should hang over the top of the roll or dispenser. This reduces contact with a dirty surface. Whether it's in your home or public restroom, it's an easy way to keep germs out of your toilet paper!
Attach Toilet Paper Holder For both types of holders, place the bracket on the wall over the drill marks with the bracket's arrows pointing up.
And on the toilet. Paper gross. So that's all the evidence. You need to settle the great tp debate.MoreAnd on the toilet. Paper gross. So that's all the evidence. You need to settle the great tp debate.
We may finally have an answer, courtesy of an 1891 patent by New York businessman Seth Wheeler. Here's the real reason toilet paper is white. The answer, as you can see above, is “over”—no surprise to the estimated 70 percent of wipers who already prefer this position, ing to cnet.
On July 25, 1871, the United States Patent Office issued Albany businessman and inventor Seth Wheeler a patent for his improvement in wrapping papers.
Figure 1 specifically shows the roll on a toilet paper holder, still facing outward. Thus, this means the answer to the contested question of “should a toilet paper roll face over or under when on the holder?” is answered. The answer is it should face OVER.
The inventor of perforated toilet paper Seth Wheeler illustrated his new and futuristic creation with the paper going up and over the roll. The Google Patents Database also displays a series of diagrams with the toilet paper going over as well.
Seth Wheeler's 1891 patent shows the original placement of the toilet paper roll using an "over" approach. Not that you should ever blindly follow the crowd, but a whopping 70% of the population prefers the “over” position.