Gravity-feed napkin dispenser with internal blocking assembly
CA 2574266 C · Owner: Aloisi, Robert J. · Inventors: Aloisi, Robert J.; Reinsel, Christopher M.
Overview
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A gravity-feed dispenser includes an internal blocker assembly to prevent folded sheet form falling away from the dispensing aperture. A preferred embodiment includes a spring biased blocker arm which cooperates with a spring biased guide plate to maintain the napkins in position throughout dispensing of the stack, especially when the stack is depleted and of insufficient weight to urge the remaining sheets into position. In a preferred embodiment the , dispenser is provided with a convertible support suitable for mounting the , dispenser on either a wall or a countertop with a quick release mounting bracket.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 7, 2005 and granted December 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 7, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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