Patent ID: 6079603
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
The method of dispensing a sheet having a length from a roll of sheets, from a cabinet having an opening formed therein having a periphery, said opening formed within the cabinet leading into a storage area formed within said cabinet, said storage area having a support situated within said storage area generally along said periphery of the opening, the method comprising the steps of:a. providing a dispenser system for dispensing a sheet from a roll of sheets having a longitudinal axis, comprising:a main body having a length, a longitudinal axis, first and second ends, a first side, a second side, a top edge, and a bottom edge;roll holder means for holding the roll of sheets, said roll holder means retaining said roll of sheets adjacent to said main body such that said longitudinal axis of said roll is in general parallel alignment with said longitudinal axis of said main body;a sheet holder configured to interface with said main body, said sheet holder having a length having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis of said sheet holder generally aligned to said longitudinal axis of said main body;bias means for urging said sheet holder along a portion of the length of said main body, said bias means configured to urge said sheet holder to support a portion of the sheet adjacent to said main body, while allowing said sheet to be pulled lengthwise from the vicinity of said main body, dispensing same;mounting means to mount said second side of said main body to the support;b. mounting said second side of said main body to said support, such that said roll holder means is situated adjacent to the periphery of said door opening;c. mounting the roll of sheets to said roll holder means;d. spooling said roll of sheets on said roll holder means, providing an undispensed sheet on said roll, said undispensed sheet having an unattached end;e. pulling said sheet holder away from said main body, forming a space between said sheet holder and said main body;f. sliding said undispensed sheet between said space between said sheet holder and said main body, such that the unattached end of the sheet is adjacent to said periphery of said door opening;g. allowing said bias means to urge said sheet holder along a portion of the length of said main body, retaining a portion of said sheet to be dispensed against said main body;h. grasping a portion of the unattached end of said undispensed sheet, and pulling said undispensed sheet away from said roll and through said opening; andi. separating said undispensed sheet from the roll of sheets, forming a dispensed sheet.