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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992744 | Tissue sheet dispenser and process for making same A dispenser, and associated method for producing such dispenser, for interfolded disposable sheets includes a dispensing container defining an interior volume sufficient for receipt of a clip of interfolded disposable sheets, the container including a first wall wit... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7428978 | Sheet material dispenser A dispenser and system for dispensing sheet material is provided. The dispenser includes a housing including a container and a lid. The container and lid cooperate to provide an inner surface formed to include an internal compartment configured to hold sheet materia... | 09/30/2008 |
| 6932400 | Desktop bible carrying case A desktop bible carrying case 10 is provided with an enclosure 12 having a cavity 24 formed therein. A rectangular shaped support ridge 26 is coupled in the cavity 24 to inside portions of the enclosure 12. A flexible lid | 08/23/2005 |
| 6715633 | Interfolded sheet dispenser having a starter sheet pull-out system A dispenser for dispensing interfolded disposable sheets is disclosed. The dispenser includes a removable top that is releasably attached to the first sheet in the stack contained in the container. In accordance with the present invention, when the removable top is ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6273293 | Combined filter housing extractor and inserter A completely enclosed coffee filter housing capable of storing a plurality of filters therein, a cover with an adhesive tipped rod, centrally located, extending below the underside of the cover to engage an individual filter when the cover is depressed, a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6145698 | Separator for the top sheet of a stack and method for its assembly A hand held tool to expedite a removal of a single sheet from a stack which may be supplied as a segment of a container or an independent unit and modifications to a container to resist a return of a separated sheet to its original position on the stack.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5894954 | Business card dispenser A business card dispenser comprising a main casing and a sliding tray installed in the main casing in a slidable fashion with a business card(s) placed thereon. The sliding tray is pushed by hand in one direction, thus bending the business card(s) to form... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5322190 | Device for dispensing tissue paper A tissue dispenser for dispensing a single tissue at one time includes a dispenser box having a support back on one end, a movable drawer in said dispenser box for holding tissues, a pivotable arm mounted by a first end to said support back and biased in ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5197630 | Dispenser for nested conical articles A dispenser for truncated conical coffee filters and the like has a cover with a nominal circular and offset opening. A hinged lid has an oppositely hinged tab which is manually pushed into the container interior, so the tabs abrasive tipped free end enga... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5097984 | Coffee Filter dispenser A coffee filter dispensing and storage device which is compact, and inexpensive to manufacture. The device comprises a housing having a hollow interior in which a stack of coffee filters are located, and a cover pivotally mounted thereon. The cover includ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4796779 | Combined filter housing and extractor A combined filter housing for storing a plurality of flattened conically-shaped filters therein and a combination cover and extractor for the stored filters includes an extractor mechanism disposed within the cover having semi-adhesive resilient members d... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4739902 | Container for storing and dispensing paper articles A container (10) for storing and dispensing a stack of paper articles (30) is provided with a bottom wall (12), at least one side wall (14) and a top wall (22). The top wall has a struck out hinged pivotable portion (32) which is pivotable into and out of... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4574952 | Box containing facial tissues In a box containing facial tissues, a tape is attached to the under surface of an oval portion surrounded by a perforated line. In the alternative, thick strings are attached along and inwardly of the longitudinal edges of the oval portion. The tape or th... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4530444 | Separation device for single copy newspaper vendor A single copy vending machine for newspapers, magazines or the like which employs a separation device attached to the door of a conventional appearing newspaper vendor to separate the topmost newspaper from a stack thereof subsequent to the insertion of p... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4418836 | Vending machine for newspaper, magazines and the like A single copy vending machine for newspapers, magazines or the like which employs a separation device attached to the door of a conventional appearing newspaper vendor to separate the topmost newspaper from a stack thereof subsequent to the insertion of p... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4121726 | Apparatus for dispensing paper articles An apparatus for dispensing cup-shaped paper coffee filters from the top of a nested stack of such filters includes a box for storing and retaining the stack, a lever connected by a hinge to the lid of the box, apparatus for moving the lever to engage the... | 10/24/1978 |
