Cartridge for dispensing paper products
First Claim
1. A cartridge for holding and dispensing a plurality of paper products in a substantially vertically downward dispensing direction, the cartridge being insertable into an interior area of a container having a housing defining a plurality of exterior walls and a dispensing throat at a bottom end of the housing, the interior area being disposed within an interior surface defined by the plurality of exterior walls, at least one protrusion extending from the interior surface into the interior area, the cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body including a plurality of cartridge side walls and a bottom end defining a dispensing opening configured to guide paper products substantially vertically downwardly in the dispensing direction through the dispensing throat; and
at least one removable portion defined in at least one of the side walls of the cartridge body, removal of the removable portion creating an opening through the at least one of the cartridge side walls, the removable portion being located on the cartridge body so that when the cartridge is placed in the interior area of the housing the protrusion extends through the opening to contact edges of the plurality of paper products to oppose movement of the paper products in the dispensing direction.
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Abstract
A cartridge is disclosed for holding and dispensing a plurality of paper products in a dispensing direction, the cartridge being insertable into an interior area of a container having a housing defining a plurality of exterior walls and a dispensing throat, the interior area being disposed within an interior surface defined by the plurality of exterior walls, at least one protrusion extending from the interior surface into the interior area. The cartridge includes a cartridge body including a plurality of cartridge side walls and an end defining a dispensing opening configured to guide paper products in the dispensing direction through the dispensing throat. At least one opening is defined in at least one of the side walls of the cartridge body extending through the at least one of the cartridge side walls. The opening is located within the cartridge body so that when the cartridge is placed in the interior area of the housing the protrusion extends through the opening to contact edges of the plurality of paper products to oppose movement of the paper products in the dispensing direction. Removable portions may be provided in the cartridge side walls that, when removed, create the opening in the cartridge side walls.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A cartridge for holding and dispensing a plurality of paper products in a substantially vertically downward dispensing direction, the cartridge being insertable into an interior area of a container having a housing defining a plurality of exterior walls and a dispensing throat at a bottom end of the housing, the interior area being disposed within an interior surface defined by the plurality of exterior walls, at least one protrusion extending from the interior surface into the interior area, the cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body including a plurality of cartridge side walls and a bottom end defining a dispensing opening configured to guide paper products substantially vertically downwardly in the dispensing direction through the dispensing throat; and
at least one removable portion defined in at least one of the side walls of the cartridge body, removal of the removable portion creating an opening through the at least one of the cartridge side walls, the removable portion being located on the cartridge body so that when the cartridge is placed in the interior area of the housing the protrusion extends through the opening to contact edges of the plurality of paper products to oppose movement of the paper products in the dispensing direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4)
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3. The cartridge of claimed 1, wherein the cartridge side walls include four cartridge side walls and at least four removable portions are provided, each removable portion being disposed on one of the cartridge side walls.
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5. A cartridge for holding and dispensing a plurality of paper products in a substantially vertically downward dispensing direction, the cartridge being insertable into an interior area of a container having a housing defining a plurality of exterior walls and a dispensing throat at a bottom end of the housing, the interior area being disposed within an interior surface defined by the plurality of exterior walls, at least one protrusion extending from the interior surface into the interior area, the cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge body including a plurality of cartridge side walls and a bottom end defining a dispensing opening configured to guide paper products substantially vertically downwardly in the dispensing direction through the dispensing throat; and
at least one opening defined in at least one of the side walls of the cartridge body and extending through the at least one of the cartridge side walls, the opening being located within the cartridge body so that when the cartridge is placed in the interior area of the housing the protrusion extends through the opening to contact edges of the plurality of paper products to oppose movement of the paper products in the dispensing direction. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A housing insert for dispensing individual paper products, the insert for placement within a housing including a plurality of exterior walls defining an interior surface and an interior area within the interior surface, a dispensing throat extending though at least one of the exterior walls for permitting removal of paper products from the interior area, and at least one protrusion extending from the interior surface into the interior area of the housing, the housing insert comprising:
an insert configured and sized for insertion into the interior area of the housing for containing the plurality of paper products, the insert including an outside wall for substantially enclosing the paper products and a dispensing opening extending through the outside wall, the paper products being disposed within the insert for movement toward the dispensing opening and the dispensing throat in a substantially vertical dispensing direction, the paper products oriented within the housing so as to extend substantially perpendicular to the dispensing direction, the at least one protrusion extending so as to support the paper products against the force of gravity when the insert is placed in the interior area of the housing, the paper products being dispensable from the insert through the dispensing opening and the dispensing throat. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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