Patent ID: 7428978
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing sheet material, the dispenser comprising: a housing including a container and a lid which cooperate to provide an inner surface formed to include an internal compartment configured to hold sheet material, the housing including an exit port for withdrawal of sheet material therefrom; and a sheet mover mounted to the housing and configured to move sheet material positioned in the housing, such that when the lid is lifted, a portion of the sheet mover contacts at least a portion of a sheet material positioned in the housing and moves in one direction across and against the portion of the sheet material such that the portion of the sheet material is at least briefly coupled to the portion of the sheet mover and is moved in the one direction, then the sheet mover reverses direction and moves in an opposite direction and towards the lid as the lid is lifted, wherein the portion of the sheet material is moved at least in the one direction, and wherein the portion of the sheet material moved is positioned to be easily withdrawn through the exit port by a user.