Patent ID: 6230929
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An adapter, capable of conforming to the interior shape of a rolled material dispenser, the adapter being configured to securely protect its contents from users and yet be conveniently refilled, the adapter providing a plurality of vertically stacked, interfolded sheets for dispensing, comprising:a housing comprising an interior adapted to receive a plurality of vertically stacked, interfolded sheets, each sheet including a leading edge and a trailing edge separated by spaced-apart side edges, said housing further comprising an exterior having a plurality of walls sized to conform to the interior space of a mounted rolled material dispenser, the housing having a bottom wall, front wall, and back wall;an opening having a width dimension, the opening formed in the front wall of the housing, the opening adapted to dispense stacked interfolded sheets from the interior of the housing, the side edges of the sheets being urged inwardly by the width dimension of the opening as the sheets pass through the opening; anda door attached to the housing, the door being positioned on the front wall of the housing and being restricted from opening by an outer restricting means, the door being adapted to be capable of moving between (i) an open position for refilling the dispenser through the door and (ii) a closed position for dispensing,whereby the adapter is configured to fit within said rolled material dispenser to convert the rolled material dispenser to a dispenser capable of supplying folded sheets.