DISPENSER FOR SHEET PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A dispenser, comprising:
- a front face including a dispensing opening, the dispensing opening for dispensing individual sheet products of a stack of sheet products;
a product housing including at least one side wall, wherein an interior surface of the front face and an interior surface of the at least one side wall define, at least in part, an interior volume for receiving the stack;
at least one hold back tab projecting from a side of the dispenser for engaging a border of a front face of the stack and for holding the stack back from the interior surface of the front face of the dispenser,wherein the dispenser has a central axis extending through the center of each sheet product in the stack and through the front face of the dispenser, wherein the at least one hold back tab has opposed major surfaces extending along a plane perpendicular to the central axis, and wherein one of the major surfaces is arranged to engage along the border of the front of the stack.
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Abstract
An in-counter or in-wall dispenser including a product housing and a cover is disclosed. The cover is pivotally mounted so as to pivot between an open position providing access to the interior volume defined by the product housing for loading a new stack of sheet products and a closed position so that the sheet products are only accessible through a dispensing opening in the cover for one at a time dispensing of sheet products from the product housing. First and second tab-like members project from an interior surface of the product housing into the interior volume. With the cover open, the first and second tab-like members engage in a margin or border area of a front face of the sheet products positioned closest to the dispensing opening to hold at least the engaged part of the sheet products spaced from an interior surface of the anterior cover.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A dispenser, comprising:
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a front face including a dispensing opening, the dispensing opening for dispensing individual sheet products of a stack of sheet products; a product housing including at least one side wall, wherein an interior surface of the front face and an interior surface of the at least one side wall define, at least in part, an interior volume for receiving the stack; at least one hold back tab projecting from a side of the dispenser for engaging a border of a front face of the stack and for holding the stack back from the interior surface of the front face of the dispenser, wherein the dispenser has a central axis extending through the center of each sheet product in the stack and through the front face of the dispenser, wherein the at least one hold back tab has opposed major surfaces extending along a plane perpendicular to the central axis, and wherein one of the major surfaces is arranged to engage along the border of the front of the stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A dispenser, comprising:
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a product housing defining an interior volume for containing a stack of sheet products; a cover that is openable with respect to the product housing to reveal a loading opening through which a stack of sheet products enters the housing for loading the product housing with a new stack of sheet products, the cover being able to be closed with respect to the product housing to close the loading opening; at least one tab projecting from a part of the product housing defining an outer periphery of the interior volume, where the projection is into the interior volume for engaging a front face of the stack and for holding the stack of sheet products in the product housing relative to the loading opening when the cover is opened, wherein the front face is the face of the stack that is revealed when the cover is opened. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A dispenser, comprising:
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a product housing defining an interior volume for containing a stack of sheet products; a front face including a dispensing opening through which individual sheet products of the stack are dispensable from the dispenser; and at least one hold back member for holding the stack back from an interior surface of the front face, wherein the at least one hold back member projects into the interior volume in a stack engaging configuration and wherein the at least one hold back member is positioned out of the way of the stack in a stack loading configuration, wherein the at least one hold back member is moveable between the stack engaging configuration and the stack loading configuration, wherein the at least one hold back member is arranged so that when a stack is passed over the at least one hold back member during stack loading, the at least one hold back member is caused to move from the stack engaging configuration to the stack loading configuration. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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