Towel dispensing machine

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING CLOTH TOWELS ONE AT A TIME FROM AN OPENING IN THE FRONT OF A CABINET CONTAINING A VERTICAL STACK HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TOWELS, MEANS FORMING A TOWEL PASSAGEWAY IN FRONT OF THE STACK OF TOWELS LEADING UPWARDLY FROM SAID OPENING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINET, A CARRIAGE MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT IN SAID CABINET AND INCLUDING CONTACT MEANS RESTING BY GRAVITY ON TOP OF SAID STACK OF TOWELS, TOWEL PICKUP MEANS MOUNTING TEETH FOR CATCHING FABRIC OF A TOWEL, MEANS MOUNTING SAID PICKUP MEANS ON SAID CARRIAGE FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID TEETH RELATIVE TO SADI CARRIAGE AROUND AN ENDLESS PATH WITH SAID TEETH EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SPACE ENCLOSED BY SAID ENDLESS PATH, SAID PATH INCLUDING A TOWEL DISCHARGE ZONE EXTENDING ABOVE SAID TOWEL PASSAGEWAY AND A TOWEL ENTRAINING ZONE EXTENDING IN PROXIMITY TO THE TOP TOWEL OF THE STACK AT A POINT BELOW AND TO THE REAR OF SAID TOWEL DISCHARGE ZONE AND TO THE REAR OF SADI CONTACT MEANS ON SAID CARRIAGE, AND MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID TEETH COMPLETELY AROUND SAID PATH, SAID