Napkin dispenser for interfolded napkins with baffled dispensing aperture
US6585129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K10/427
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A napkin dispenser for dispensing a stack of interfolded napkins includes an enclosure with a top, bottom, sidewalls, a back wall and a dispensing wall provided with a dispensing aperture spanning along its major axis at least the transverse dimension of an interfolded napkin to be dispensed therethrough as well as a pressure carriage slidably mounted in the enclosure provided with biasing means. The enclosure and pressure carriage are configured to receive a stack of interfolded napkins between the dispensing wall and the pressure carriage, whereas the dispensing means urge the carriage and thus the interfolded napkins towards the dispensing wall. The improved dispensing aperture of the napkin dispenser defines a narrow elongated slit about its central portion and a pair of open areas about its terminal portions. In another aspect of the invention there is provided a napkin dispenser insert for providing the geometry of the dispensing aperture to a conventional napkin dispenser provided with an aperture of relatively uniform width.
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