Upright napkin dispenser
US6334544B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K10/424
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A napkin dispenser includes a housing having upright walls and a floor together forming a vertical compartment for the reception of a vertical stack of horizontal paper napkins. A horizontal slot is formed between the floor and a lower end of a front wall of the housing. That slot communicates with a lower portion of the compartment for facilitating the simultaneous removal of a bunch of napkins from the compartment. The positioning of a user's fingers above and beneath a selected number of napkins to be removed is facilitated by providing a vertical slot extending upwardly from the midpoint of the horizontal slot, and a finger notch formed about midway in a front edge of the floor.
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