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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837057 | Dispenser for individual folded webs A dispenser for individual webs from a stack of such individual webs. The dispenser includes an outer housing defining an interior space; stacking elements mounted within the outer housing for holding a stack of individual folded webs within the interior space; a di... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7303092 | Wet wipe package A wet wipes package including an outer carton having an opening. Disposed within the carton is an interior tub having a baffle and an aperture located in the baffle. A rigid flip top is disposed over the carton opening for access to the interior tub and a plurality ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275657 | Bag dispenser A container for individually dispensing plastic bags provided in a stack. The container is formed from a blank that is cut and formed with appropriate fold lines, such that when assembled, the container includes a bottom wall, spaced, opposing sidewalls, and spaced,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275658 | Dispenser capable of dispensing sheet-like articles A dispenser is disclosed which is capable of dispensing articles from two locations. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together by a first hinge to form a first entrance into the dispenser. The first and second members are capable o... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275654 | Tissue paper dispenser A tissue dispenser and method includes a weighted ring or plate or other single or multi-piece member which sits on top of a stack of interleaved tissues. The ring or plate or other member has an aperture, through which the tissues are dispensed. The weight of the r... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273156 | Adjustable sheet dispenser A dispenser for sheet materials includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a restraining member preventing the top and bottom portion from separating. The top portion and the bottom portion can telescope to vary the dispenser's overall height. In one embodiment, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7232040 | Dispenser capable of dispensing sheet-like articles A dispenser is disclosed which is capable of dispensing articles from two locations. The dispenser includes first and second members pivotally connected together by a first hinge to form a first entrance into the dispenser. The first and second members are capable o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207338 | Tooth-cleaning paper combined with dental floss Disclosed is a tooth-cleaning paper combined with dental floss, in which the tooth-cleaning paper is formed of a thin paper or a gauze sterilized and wetted with an aqueous fluoride solution and has a plurality of edge cuts formed along an edge of the tooth-cleaning... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204390 | Stack of interfolded material sheets and method for its production A stack of material sheets, which material sheets have a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and which material sheets are folded at least once in the transverse direction along a transverse folding line and at least once in the longitudinal direction ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172093 | Container for dispensation of wet tissues A container for dispensation of wet tissues includes an elastically flexible flap causing a part of the uppermost wet tissue exposed outward from the container through an opening to collapse toward a hinge of a lid. The flap has a covering portion adapted to cover t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134571 | Absorbent sheet products dispenser having interchangeable face plates A napkin dispenser has a container body for holding a stack of napkins, and a pair of interchangeable face plates each connectable to the container body. One of the face plates has a first elongated dispensing opening exposing a bottom region of the napkin stack, fo... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134572 | Container for a stack of interfolded tissue sheets A container for a stack of connected tissue-sheets has a generally planar top wall, a bottom wall and side walls connecting the bottom wall with the top wall and an opening provided in at least the top wall. The stack is placed in the container with at least a pair ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100794 | Paper container A paper container comprises: a container main body in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped that accommodates a number of papers or the like, such as tissue papers, that are placed one upon another, being folded; and an opening portion which is formed on a top of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7048442 | Reclosable packaging for scoopable products and method of manufacture A reclosable package for scoopable products, such as flour and detergent. The package has a closed plastic zipper installed in a gusset. The gusset comprises first and second panels connected at a fold line. The zipper comprises first and second zipper portions resp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028860 | Inter-folded sheet dispenser with replaceable cartridge A dispenser for inter-folded sheet includes a replaceable cartridge. In preferred embodiments, the replaceable cartridge includes a generally planar rectangular core having a stack of inter-folded food service sheets wrapped around the core in a U-shape and retained... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6981610 | Dispenser for a paper product A dispenser for a paper product having a faceplate defining a slot including a center portion, a first end and a second end. The center portion is larger than the first and second ends. The faceplate has a plurality of outwardly projecting lips positioned adjacent t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6926655 | Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby The invention relates to a method and package for packaging a web. In the method of the invention, a web is slit into two or more narrower webs which are folded into superimposed layers. The method comprises the steps of directing the webs to a nip formed by two rot... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925763 | Apparatus for sanitary egress of a restroom Apparatus for permitting sanitary egress from a restroom having a wall, a doorway in the wall and a door in the doorway, the apparatus including a dispenser assembly adapted to contain and dispense a supply of sheets to a user prior to exiting the restroom and a dis... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910579 | Refillable flexible sheet dispenser A flexible sheet container is provided that permits a user to quickly and easily feed a leading sheet. The container has a base portion that defines a storage area and a top covering the base portion. The top includes an opening into the storage area through which i... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905025 | Container for a stack of interfolded tissue sheets A container for a stack of interfolded tissue-sheets has a generally planar top wall, a bottom wall, side walls and an opening provided in the top wall for the removal of tissue-sheets from the container. The opening is provided with elements for presenting the tiss... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899251 | Gravity-feed dispenser and method of dispensing inter-folded napkins A gravity-feed dispenser for a stack of sheets such as inter-folded napkins includes a generally rectangular housing provided with a front wall, a back wall, two sidewalls and a lower portion as well as a funnel portion coupled to the lower portion of the housing pr... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6851572 | Dispenser box A box contains a spring or other biasing member and a stack of individual, non-interleaved flexible sheets, such as coupons, booklets or other promotional items. The spring is disposed between the stack of sheets and a bottom wall to push the stack of sheets toward ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6824007 | Curl limiting napkin dispenser A curl reducing adapter kit for a napkin dispenser used for dispensing interfolded napkins including an enclosure with a dispensing wall defining a dispensing slot and a slidably mounted, biased pressure carriage adapted to advance a stack of napkins in the enclosur... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6779683 | Dispenser for dispensing sheet material A dispenser for dispensing individual sheets of a paper product from a stack of sheets loaded in the dispenser includes a housing having an internal compartment configured to hold a stack of sheets, and at least one door coupled to the housing. The door provides acc... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6758368 | Disposable sheet dispenser A dispenser for dispensing interfolded disposable sheets is provided. The dispenser includes a flexible dispensing container that is configured to house the stack of interfolded disposable sheets. At least one side of the flexible dispensing container is flexible. T... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6758369 | Container for a stack of interfolded tissue sheets and a method for manufacturing such a container The invention relates to a container for a collection of interfolded or mechanically connected tissue-sheets, the container having a generally planar bottom wall and a top wall and a pair of side walls and a par of end walls connecting the bottom wall with the top w... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6752290 | Stacked paper product dispensing cartridge A stacked paper product dispensing cartridge is disclosed including a plurality of walls including side walls and at least one end wall, the end wall having four side edges and each of the side walls having a bottom edge, each of the side edges meeting the bottom ed... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6688488 | Blister spring for pop-up sheet material dispenser A package for dispensing individual sheets of material from a stack includes a base and a compartment with side walls connected to the base and a cover connected to the side walls for holding the stack of sheet material. The cover includes an opening that... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6672475 | Dispensing carton for paper sheet products Disclosed is a dispensing carton (200) containing a clip of interfolded sheets of a paper product, comprising: (a) a top wall (100) having a dispensing opening (180) through which the sheets (280) are withdrawn from the carton; (b) two pairs of opposing s... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6648172 | Tissue box A tissue box (10) for dispensing tissues, said tissue box includes a bottom wall (18) having a second aperture (21) for allowing tissues (22, 22') to be pulled from inside of the box and a side wall (14) extending between the top wall (16) and the bottom ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6604651 | Storage and dispensing package for wipes A storage and dispensing package for wipes comprising a non-rigid container having sides which define a cavity. A collapsible-expandable baffle structure having a width is positioned within the sides of the container and divides the cavity into a storage ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6488175 | Dusting mitt dispensing system A dusting mitt dispensing device includes a container and a plurality of dusting mitts housed in the container. The container includes a bottom, a top, a front-side, a back-side and two lateral sides in which the top is integrally connected to the back-si... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6464103 | Dental cloth A dental wiper provides a package having a front panel, a rear panel and a circumferential side panel joining the front and rear panels as an integral unit defining an interior space. The front panel provides an open slot extending substantially across th... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6419114 | Tissue box The present invention is directed to a box (10) for containing tissues, comprising at least one opening (11) located on at least one side of the box, under which a dispensing insert (14) is positioned so that it covers at least partially said opening of t... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6349849 | Tissue dispenser A tissue dispenser includes a box with a top wall and a front wall having a first slot and a second slot respectively. The slots are rectangular and parallel to each other. The slots are non-intersecting and each allow access to tissues in the box.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6296143 | Dispensing apparatus Dispensing apparatus 12 adapted for dispensing interleaved folded paper products 10 and 28 by means of a plurality of conventional dispensing perforations including one such perforation on the top face of a paper products container 14 and at least one oth... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6237805 | Door towel dispenser An improved system for a towelette/napkin dispenser consisting of a two piece unit, the box member is attached together with the back door plate member with two living hinges at the top rear at the top of each side and a rivet or pin holds them together. ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6013149 | Pad including coadhesively adhered sheets A pad comprising a plurality of flexible sheets in a stack, and padding means for releasably adhering parts of the major surfaces of adjacent sheets in the stack together to maintain the sheets in the stack. That padding means is provided in that at least... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5884805 | Overfill prevention system for folded sheet dispenser An overfill prevention system for an folded sheet dispenser. The system is composed of: 1) a cover including a front face, a first side panel, a second side panel and a top panel; 2) a mounting frame adapted to hold a supply of folded sheets and to engage... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5853845 | Method of dispensing a folded absorbent paper product An improved folded absorbent paper product includes first, central panel; a second panel, unitary with the first panel and folded over a first side of said first panel; a third panel, unitary with the first panel, and folded over a second side of the firs... | 12/29/1998 |
