Napkin Dispenser
First Claim
1. A carriage of a napkin dispenser, the carriage comprising:
- a body constructed to overlay a cavity shaped to contain a plurality of napkins, the body defining at least a first pick zone that allows access to a first amount of the plurality of napkins and a second pick zone that allows access to a second amount of the plurality of napkins.
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Abstract
A cover, carriage, or faceplate for a napkin dispenser is provided. The cover, faceplate or carriage defines one or more pick zones that facilitate manual extraction of different numbers of multiple napkins from the dispenser during each dispensing event. Preferably, the cover, carriage or faceplate cooperates with a container configured to receive a stack of napkins and is maintained adjacent an end or edge of the stack. More preferably, the cover, faceplate or carriage is configured to cooperate with containers having various shapes and/or configured for countertop, hanging, or in-counter implementation of the container to allow retrofitting of currently available single quantity dispensing napkin dispensers.
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34 Claims
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1. A carriage of a napkin dispenser, the carriage comprising:
a body constructed to overlay a cavity shaped to contain a plurality of napkins, the body defining at least a first pick zone that allows access to a first amount of the plurality of napkins and a second pick zone that allows access to a second amount of the plurality of napkins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A dispenser for paper napkins comprising:
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a container that defines a cavity shaped to receive a stack of paper napkins and a discharge opening fluidly connected to the cavity; and a carriage shaped to cooperate with the container proximate the discharge opening, the carriage defining at least two pick zones wherein each respective pick zone is shaped to allow removal of a different number of paper napkins from the cavity than other respective pick zones. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of forming a paper napkin dispenser, the method including:
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providing a carriage constructed to be positioned adjacent a stack of napkins; forming a first pick zone in the carriage that allows manual removal of a plurality of napkins from the paper napkin dispenser associated with use of the first pick zone; and forming a second pick zone in the carriage that allows manual removal of a different number of a plurality of napkins from the paper napkin dispenser associated with use of the second pick zone rather than the first pick zone. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A sheet material dispenser comprising:
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a housing for containing a stack of a plurality of sheets of material to be dispensed; an opening, defined in said housing, through which the leading edges of a portion of a stack of a plurality of sheets of material are accessible; a base for supporting the stack of a plurality of sheets of material to be dispensed, wherein the base is configured to permit the leading edges of a portion of the stack of a plurality of sheets of material accessible through the opening to be deflected downwardly to facilitate the removal of all or a subset of the accessible portion of the stack of a plurality of sheets of material from the dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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