Patent ID: 6585129
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A napkin dispenser for dispensing a stack of interfolded napkins comprising:(a) an enclosure including a top, a bottom, sidewalls, a back wall and a dispensing wall provided with a dispensing aperture spanning along its major axis at least the transverse dimension of an interfolded napkin to be dispensed therethrough; (b) a pressure carriage slidably mounted in said enclosure provided with biasing means; said enclosure and pressure carriage being configured to receive said stack of interfolded napkins between said dispensing wall and said pressure carriage wherein said biasing means urge said carriage and said stack of interfolded napkins forward said dispensing wall; and wherein further said dispensing aperture defines a narrow elongated slit about its central portion and a pair of open areas about its terminal portions, said narrow elongated slit spanning more than about 50% of the transverse dimension of an interfolded napkin being dispensed therethrough and having an opening width of from about {fraction (1/16)} inch to about &frac58; inch so that the dispensing aperture impedes the ability of a napkin consumer from inserting his or her fingers into the interior of the interfolded napkin dispenser.