Folded paper towel dispenser
US6543641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K10/424
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The device for dispensing paper towels has a housing for holding a generally vertical stack of the paper towels and including a lower portion through which individual towels can be dispensed. The lower portion includes an elongated opening through which a fold of the bottommost towel can extend and be accessible for a user to grab and pull the bottommost towel from the stack. Improved towel dispensing is enabled by laterally spaced and upwardly-directed ramps located in the vicinity of the front edge of the opening and upon which an edge of the stack rests, opposed end pads angled downwardly to the opening and upon which the stack ends rest, and/or a bottom cabinet portion angled with respect to the rest of the cabinet to transfer stack weight. The opening preferably is shaped to cause the fold of the bottommost towel to assume a C-shape.
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