Patent ID: 7637452

Claim:
A motorized dispenser for dispensing an adhesive note paper from a roll, the note paper having a low-tack pressure-sensitive adhesive on one side of the paper, the dispenser comprising: a housing defining an interior and a discharge opening; a drive system including a roller rotatably mounted within the housing interior and a motor engaging the roller, the motor adapted to rotate the roller with respect to the housing about a central axis of the roller; a pressure member located within the housing interior and adapted to create pressure between the pressure member and the roller for causing the roller to drive an adhesive paper located between the roller and the pressure member and towards the discharge opening of the housing; and a guide located within the housing adjacent to the roller for separating a note paper from the roller and guiding the note paper through the discharge opening, the guide having at least one raised portion and a recessed portion adjacent to the raised portion.