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Sheet material dispenser

Assignee: PARACHEM IOWA
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Filing: 1962-01-30
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Granted: 1964-10-06
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Expires: 1982-01-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John P Greene

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:44
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/16; A47K10/18; A47K10/185; A47K5/00; A47K5/04; A47K5/06; A47K5/08; A47K2201/00; A47K2201/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
A DISPENSER FOR SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING A HOUSING FORMED BY A FRONT WALL AND SIDE WALLS RIGID WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER FOR HOLDING THEREIN A STACK OF SEPARATE LEAVES OF SAID MATERIAL, SHELF PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID HOUSING FOR THE SUPPORT OF SUCH A STACK, PARTS OF SAID SHELF PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE WALLS HAVING GENERALLY HORIZONTAL UPPER LEAF SUPPORTING SURFACES WITH WALL-REMOTE EDGES LATERALLY SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER NEAR, BUT REARWARDLY SPACED FROM, THE FRONT WALL TO ALLOW A FINGER TO ENGAGE THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE LOWERMOST LEAF OF A STACK THEREOF IN SAID HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALLY WITHDRAWING IT FROM SAID STACK, THE FRONT WALL HAVING ITS LOWER PORTION CURVED DOWNWARD AND OUTWARD ABOUT A RELATIVELY LARGE RADIUS AND THROUGH A SUBSTANTIAL ANGLE TO FORM A FIXED LIP ON WHICH A THUMB MAY REST AND UNDER WHICH A FINGER MAY PULL SAID LOWERMOST LEAF FOR EXTENDED WITHDRAWAL UNTIL IT MAY BE GRASPED BETWEEN FINGER AND THUMB.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
A DISPENSER FOR SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING A HOUSING FORMED BY A FRONT WALL AND SIDE WALLS RIGID WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER FOR HOLDING THEREIN A STACK OF SEPARATE LEAVES OF SAID MATERIAL, SHELF PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID HOUSING FOR THE SUPPORT OF SUCH A STACK, PARTS OF SAID SHELF PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE WALLS HAVING GENERALLY HORIZONTAL UPPER LEAF SUPPORTING SURFACES WITH WALL-REMOTE EDGES LATERALLY SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER NEAR, BUT REARWARDLY SPACED FROM, THE FRONT WALL TO ALLOW A FINGER TO ENGAGE THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE LOWERMOST LEAF OF A STACK THEREOF IN SAID HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALLY WITHDRAWING IT FROM SAID STACK, THE FRONT WALL HAVING ITS LOWER PORTION CURVED DOWNWARD AND OUTWARD ABOUT A RELATIVELY LARGE RADIUS AND THROUGH A SUBSTANTIAL ANGLE TO FORM A FIXED LIP ON WHICH A THUMB MAY REST AND UNDER WHICH A FINGER MAY PULL SAID LOWERMOST LEAF FOR EXTENDED WITHDRAWAL UNTIL IT MAY BE GRASPED BETWEEN FINGER AND THUMB.

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