Patent ID: 8851326

Claim:
A folded sheet dispenser comprising a. a mounting frame adapted to hold a stack of folded sheets, the mounting frame including a back panel, a bottom portion and a top portion; b. a cover connected to the mounting frame, the cover having an inside surface which faces the mounting frame and an exterior surface forming the front of the dispenser, the cover having at least one projection extending from the inside surface; c. a dispensing opening located at or near the bottom portion of the mounting frame; d. an overfill prevention device located at or near the top portion of the mounting frame, said overfill prevention device comprises 1) a bracket having a first section which is pivotally connected to a housing and an opposite second section, said second section being free to rotate in an arc about the pivotally connected first section, the bracket has a filling position and a dispensing position, wherein the bracket is adapted to contact a stack of folded sheets when the dispenser is filled with a stack of folded sheets; 2) a locking element which engages the bracket and holds the bracket in the filling position when the cover of the dispenser is open and releases the bracket when the cover of the dispenser is closed, the locking element further comprises at least one plate, each plate having a first end and an opposite second end, each plate connected to the mounting frame with a pivot connection at or near the first end and the opposite second end of each plate is free to move in an arc about the pivot connection, the second end of the plate engages the bracket thereby retaining the bracket in the filling position when the cover is open; and wherein the projection on the cover engages the locking element as the cover is being closed such that the locking element releases the bracket to allow the bracket to move to the dispensing position.