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Class 221/52 - With follower


Subclass of Class 221 - Article dispensing
Definition: Devices having means to apply a force which is exerted through
No. of patents: 50
Last issue date: 10/20/2009


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7604144Sheet product dispenser with retention member
A napkin dispenser includes a housing defining a vertically extending dispensing magazine for receiving a stack of horizontally disposed sheet products as well as a dispensing opening vertically extending along the dispensing magazine such that edges of napkins hori...
10/20/2009
7543719Napkin dispenser
A dispenser having a faceplate that can be removed and attached to the housing of the dispenser without the use of tools. The dispenser may have a track system. The track system may be positioned in or removed from the dispenser without the use of any tools. The dis...
06/09/2009
7360667Tissue box with intermediate tissue support
Tissue box including a top panel, at least one side panel and a bottom panel defining an r compartment receivable of tissues. A raised shelf is formed in the compartment above the bottom panel for supporting the tissues in a position closer to the top panel than if ...
04/22/2008
7275657Bag 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
7275658Dispenser 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
7204390Stack 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
7178689Table top folded sheet dispenser
A dispenser includes a body having four side walls, a base and an opening in a top of the body. The base has end walls extending substantially parallel to the side walls so that the dispenser is substantially double walled. A lid is hingedly connected near the top o...
02/20/2007
7124911Container and cartridge for dispensing paper products
The present invention provides a container for dispensing individual paper products that includes a housing, a cover hingedly or removably attached to the housing wherein the cover defines a dispensing opening, a means for elevating paper products, and a plunger dis...
10/24/2006
7118008Label tag dispenser
A label tag dispenser has a base, a cassette mount for placing a paster cassette and two semi-shells symmetrical with each other. The cassette has an outer periphery and at least one groove is defined in the outer periphery. Each semi-shell has an open end, an inner...
10/10/2006
7093737Container and cartridge for dispensing paper products
The present invention provides a container for dispensing individual paper products that includes a housing, a cover hingedly or removably attached to the housing wherein the cover defines a dispensing opening, a means for elevating paper products, and a plunger dis...
08/22/2006
7063209Memo block base and container with magnetic suspension device
A memo block base and container is composed by a memo block base and a container. The memo block base is provided with at least one magnetic article in the bottom, the container is provided with at least one magnetic article in the inner bottom, and the upward pole ...
06/20/2006
7063233Method of folding gloves and dispenser therefor
A method of interfolding gloves including superposing finger portion of second glove adjacent finger portion of first glove, with second glove finger portion being disposed parallel and in a direction opposite the first glove finger portion, in a superjacent opposin...
06/20/2006
7032748Portable dispensers for fastening means
Portable dispensers for coiled roofing nails, nail strips, roof staples, sheathing staples, welding tools, framing nails and the like. The dispenser has an open top container which may be fastened to the belt of the user. ...
04/25/2006
7028860Inter-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
7000802Dispensing box
A dispensing box, and more particularly a device for holding a stack of individual sheets of flexible paper (e.g., coupons, recipes, rebates) or individual product samples for in-store advertising and promotion. The dispensing box has a resilient insert which pushes...
02/21/2006
6915923Coupon dispenser
An improved coupon dispenser is disclosed comprising a rigid housing assembly that includes a front cover and a mating rear housing section engaged together to provide a storage chamber for a stack of folded coupon sheets. The front cover is provided with a rounded ...
07/12/2005
6889868Coupon dispenser device
An improved coupon dispenser device is disclosed comprising an outer box having a sloped front end with rectangular opening therein, a channeled inner sleeve longitudinally extending through the outer box, and a curved, spring-loaded pusher member therein contained ...
05/10/2005
6824007Curl 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
6446831System for dispensing aprons
An apron dispensing system including a container and first and second aprons each having a stored state and a usable state. The first and second aprons each consist of a sheet and at least one of a) a strap that is extendable around the neck of a wearer, ...
09/10/2002
6378726Interfolded napkin dispensing system
An interfolded paper napkin dispensing system composed of: (a) an outer housing defining an interior space; (b) stacking means mounted within the outer housing for holding a stack of paper napkins within the interior space; and (c) a dispensing face defin...
04/30/2002
6283295Container with elevating floor
An improved container for dispensing facial tissues, sheet materials or bulk products using an elevating panel and a bracing panel, generally opposed to one another, and a pair of support panels generally opposed to one another. A tab is present in the br...
09/04/2001
6241118Container and cartridge for dispensing paper products
A container for dispensing individual paper products, the container includes a housing including a plurality of exterior walls defining an interior surface and an interior area within the interior surface for receiving a plurality of the paper products. A...
06/05/2001
6079190Bandage package and method of dispensing
The present invention discloses a method for dispensing packaged bandages in a way that allows for the easy removal of the bandage from its package. The dispenser comprises walls defining a cavity adapted to receive the stack of sheets, a rectangular flat...
06/27/2000
6070756Process for dispensing paper towels
A dispenser for individually dispensing paper towels from a stack of interfolded paper towels. The paper towels are received in a housing and dispensed by their ends through a slot in a smooth and generally uninterrupted manner. The slot is formed with a ...
06/06/2000
5992683Clip lift for sheet dispensing system
This invention relates to a sheet dispensing system which includes a clip lift member. The clip lift member of the present invention is positioned beneath the stack of sheets placed in the carton. The clip lift is comprised of an elastic member which is p...
11/30/1999
5979699Dispenser box
The present invention discloses a dispenser box allowing for the removal of individual coupons without the chance of another coupon being removed at the same time. The dispenser comprises walls defining a cavity adapted to receive the stack of sheets, a r...
11/09/1999
5979700Clip lift for tissue dispensing system
This invention relates to a facial tissue dispensing system which includes a clip lift member. The clip lift member of the present invention is positioned beneath the stack of facial tissues placed in the carton. The clip lift comprises a bendable sheet o...
11/09/1999
5678728Dispenser for flexible sheets
A dispenser for flexible sheets, especially end wrap papers. The dispenser is designed to be worn on the arm of a user or to be strapped to a stand. The dispenser comprises a box for holding a plurality of the sheets. At least one flap is connected to the...
10/21/1997
5579233Method of on-site refueling using electronic identification tags, reading probe, and a truck on-board computer
A method of on-site refueling, i.e., delivering petroleum and similar products from a tank truck into customer vehicles or other tanks at a customer's site, that ensures the accurate delivery of products in accordance with the instructions on a series of ...
11/26/1996
5565258Folded absorbent paper product and method
An improved folded absorbent paper product includes a 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 fi...
10/15/1996
5540354Top dispensing tissue container and bulk tissue packets
Broadly the present invention provides a semipermanent and reusable container for facial tissue which will be of low cost molded plastic and which will use facial tissues from a standard commercial box or from a compressed individual packet or from a comp...
07/30/1996
5509570Dispenser of plastic bags
A dispenser having a top surface and a front surface with a cut-out extending between the front and top surfaces with slits extending from sides of said cut-out along the front surface. A stack of plastic bags or plastic sheet pick-up tissues are arranged...
04/23/1996
5390820Elevating dispensing device for flexible sheet material
An elevating dispenser for flexible sheet materials and more particularly for interleafed cosmetology end papers. The flexible sheets are contained in a carton with a dispensing aperture in the top wall. The dispensing aperture has flaps to retain the end...
02/21/1995
5332117Adjustable tissue box
An adjustable tissue box (20) for accommodation of tissues (26) significantly larger in quantity, in comparison with an average tissue box, while all tissues (26) are allowed to be successively dispensed, comprising: a series of ascending steps (22) and a...
07/26/1994
5285927Container/dispenser for used plastic sacks
A container/dispenser for used plastic shopping bags which comprises a walled vessel having an open top and an open bottom to which is secured a converging lower section formed of flexible walls with an internal friction surface terminating in a small ope...
02/15/1994
5197631Mechanism for automatically pushing up tissues
A mechanism for automatically pushing up tissues which includes a box and a pusher. The box stores the tissues in layers and has a top wall with an opening formed therein for picking up tissues therethrough. The pusher is disposed under the tissues in the...
03/30/1993
5165570Sheet dispenser
A dispenser for paper sheets from a stack comprising a plurality of the sheets disposed one on top of another, each sheet having a band of pressure sensitive adhesive coated on one surface adjacent one edge thereof and being free of adhesive coating along...
11/24/1992
5158205Dispenser for a small stack of note paper
The combination of (1) sheets of note paper in a stack with each of the sheets having a narrow band of adhesive coated on its bottom surface along one edge by which the sheet is adhered to the top surface of the adjacent sheet in the stack, the sheets bei...
10/27/1992
5080255Dispenser for a stack of note paper
A dispenser for sheets of note paper disposed in a stack with each of the sheets having a narrow band of adhesive coated on one surface along one edge by which the sheets are adhered together and with the sheets being stacked with the band of adhesive of ...
01/14/1992
5076466Folded sheet product dispenser with anti-overfill mechanism
A dispenser for serially dispensing folded sheet products from a stack of folded sheet products, includes a housing, a support member movable mounted within the housing, and a follower for urging the stack in the direction of a dispenser element included ...
12/31/1991
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