Patent ID: 6830151
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A container for dispensing a controlled amount of paper products, the container comprising:a housing including a first end wall and a plurality of exterior walls defining an interior surface and an interior area within the interior surface for receiving the plurality of paper products, a first, second and third of the exterior walls intersecting a first end wall to form a portion of the interior surface and define an open face of the container, a fourth wall extending between the second and third walls adjacent the first end wall and the open face, the fourth wall and the first end wall defining a dispensing throat; protrusions extending from the interior surface into the interior area for contacting the paper products; and a cartridge for insertion into the interior area of the housing, the cartridge containing the plurality of paper products to be dispensed, the cartridge including cartridge walls including a front wall disposed in the open face of the container when the cartridge is disposed within the housing, openings being defined in the cartridge walls wherein at least one of the protrusions extends through at least one of the openings to contact the plurality of paper products, a slit being defined through the front wall for dispensing the plurality of paper products.