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Dispenser for sheet material

US6976605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 2003
Grant dateDec 20, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47K2010/3266
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispenser adapted to dispense sheets as a table top dispenser and convertible into a dispenser configured to dispense sheets from a conventional rolled product fixture is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having sheets provided therein and at least one opening oriented to dispense sheets therefrom. The housing is adapted to be positioned on a horizontal surface such as a table top and dispenses sheets therefrom. The housing includes a platform positioned thereover which is masked due to its appearance as providing at least a portion of the housing. The dispenser is converted into a dispenser for dispensing sheets from a conventional rolled product fixture when the platform is released. The platform is pivotably moved on an axis and a portion of the platform is positioned against the housing such that the housing is supported above the platform on a fixture for dispensing sheets therefrom when coupled thereto.

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