Patent ID: 6354462
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A paper dispenser comprising a housing for holding paper as a stack of folded sheets, the housing being constructed and arranged for mounting on a vertical surface; a cartridge for supporting the paper and having dimensions compatible with dimensions of the paper; wherein the cartridge is removably affixed inside a lower portion of the housing and rests against a bottom wall of the housing, the bottom wall containing an opening therein; wherein the cartridge includes a lower end wall with a dispensing slot therein which corresponds to said opening in the bottom wall of the housing; wherein the cartridge has a shape matching that of the folded sheets; wherein the cartridge has two vertical side walls with each having a flaring upper portion forming a hopper to facilitate reloading of the cartridge with a stack of folded sheets; and wherein the cartridge is constructed and arranged to elastically nest inside the dispenser housing.