By definition: Toilet paper rope is the occurrence of toilet paper being drawn from the dispenser, where the final product is a rope like piece of paper that needs to be carefully unraveled before use.
Have you ever been sitting in a public restroom stall, doing your business, went to grab toilet paper just to have it come out in one nice rope? This is the situation with the toilet paper rope. The solution is quit simple, but there is just one problem, the public restrooms of the world are overrun with the wrong equipment.
Take a look at the problem!
This normal bathroom fixture is the source of all of our bathroom woes. Think back to the last time that you were in a public restroom. You were sitting there, minding your own business, and then it was time to reach for the toilet paper. If you found yourself in a bathroom with a fixture that resembles the one shown above, inevitably you were forced to deal with the toilet paper rope. The real problem is the position of the paper in the dispenser added to the angle of the dispenser to the user. When you are sitting on the toilet, you have to pull the toilet paper out of the dispenser in a way where you are not going to have to touch the ground. If you could just pull the paper straight down, there would be no problem, but because the dispenser is mounted so close to the ground, you have to pull it out at a horizontal angle. This way of pulling out the paper makes all of the paper bunch at the corner and subsequently come out in a rope type fashion.
The solution is simple. Take a look at the proper bathroom fixture.
This type of fixture would solve all of our problems. With this dispenser, the paper is positioned so that you are supposed to pull it out in a horizontal. This eliminates all toilet paper rope issues that one may have.
If you are ever in a situation where you are in the planning stages of a public restroom facility, please take the time to consider using the proper fixtures. It will save the everyone a lot of hassle and frustration.