Patent ID: 7578414
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: A47K,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A disposable towel dispensing unit comprising a water-resistant container having bottom, top and side walls and having a manually graspable exterior handle enabling the unit to be held upright by the handle, and a roll of dry, disposable towels carried within the container, the roll having a vertically oriented axis, said top wall being vertically movable to enable it to be depressed into a position in which it is supported by said roll of towels upon application of an exterior force, said side walls and said toweling roll sharing said exterior force, the container having an opening in its top wall providing finger access to towels in the interior of the container, said top wall and bottom wall having exterior surfaces with respective nesting configurations comprising ridges formed on the exterior surface of the top wall and a ridge-receiving recess formed on the exterior surface of the bottom wall facilitating stable vertical stacking of a plurality of said containers, said ridges extending circumferentially of said opening, the ridges having interruptions in them forming channels through which water may flow in a direction away from the opening.