Decision Matrix

Improvement
1-5.
1 = worst
5 = best

Balancing Ridge

Usefulness

Difficulty to Change
make in
Inventor

Expense in
Real Life

Total

17

(very useful)

5
(very noticeable
change)

Piece to keep roll

in place

11

Make Circular
extrusions longer

1 (not

noticeable/still
same overall
shape)

(Cheap change)

Change material
to wood

(not much
use)

1 (to easy) 2

Our improvement is a ridge on the end of the smaller

cylinder that balances the toilet paper roll. The ridge
extrudes to the height of the larger cylinder so that when in
use, the toilet paper roll doesnt lean slightly towards the
smaller end. This makes it easier to evenly unroll toilet
paper.