Patent ID: 7766187

Claim:
A napkin dispenser comprising: a. a structure for holding napkins with an opening, through which napkins disposed in the structure can be withdrawn, in a front face of the structure, a top wall, a bottom wall, a base wall, and a back wall, i. said front face having two side edges with each side edge being connected to the front edge one of a first side wall and a second side wall of the structure, ii. each of said first side wall and second side wall having at least one inclined guide, iii. each of said at least one inclined guide being sloped downwardly toward the front face, iv. the side edges of the top wall respectively extending over the top edges of the first side wall and the second side wall, v. the front edge of the top wall extending over the top edge of the front wall, vi. the back edge of the top wall being pivotably connected to the top edge of the back wall, vii. the side edges of the bottom wall being connected respectively to the bottom edges of the first side wall and the second side wall, viii. the front edge of the bottom wall being connected to the front wall at a spaced distance from the bottom edge of the front wall, and ix. the back edge of the bottom wall being connected to the bottom edge of the back wall, x. said bottom wall being sloped downwardly toward the front face, xi. the base wall being disposed horizontally and the front edge of the base wall being connected to the bottom edge of the front wall; and b. means for urging napkins in the structure toward the opening in the front face of the structure, i. said means for urging comprising a plate disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall of the structure, (1) said plate having a first side edge and a second side edge with the first side edge being proximate to the first side wall and the second side edge being proximate to the second side wall, (2) the first side edge having at least one protuberance disposed substantially perpendicular to the at least one inclined guide corresponding in number to the number of the at least one inclined guide of the first side wall, (3) the second side edge having at least one protuberance disposed substantially perpendicular to the at least one inclined guide corresponding in number to the number of the at least one inclined guide of the second side wall, and (4) each of said at least one protuberance being operably connected to one of the at least one inclined guide, whereby, the plate urges the napkins disposed in the structure with the sloped bottom wall to move toward the opening in the front face through which the napkins can be withdrawn from the napkin dispenser independent of a spring, and the dispenser is supported uprightly by the horizontal base wall.