Patent ID: 6789694
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A napkin dispenser including in combination:a substantially flat base member adapted to be placed on a horizontal surface to hold a stack of napkins oriented with lower edges of the napkins in the stack resting on the base member; a substantially flat front plate attached to the base member and extending upwardly therefrom; a substantially flat rear plate spaced from the front plate and attached to the base member, and extending upwardly therefrom; a gravity biased weight comprising a pivoted plate having a predetermined height and lower and upper edges, with the lower edge comprising the pivot of the plate and the upper edge engaging a stack of napkins, wherein the lower edge of the weight is located at the junction between the base member and the rear plate for urging a stack of napkins toward engagement with the front plate; and a movable friction member on the front plate for moving a napkin adjacent the front plate upwardly to remove the napkin from the stack of napkins.