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US3202316A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Biased stack facial tissue dispenser

Assignee: Electro Nite Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-24
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Granted: 1965-08-24
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Expires: 1983-09-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Phyllis R Silver

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 08:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/08; B65D83/0805; B65D83/0811; B65D83/0817

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
A FACIAL TISSUE DISPENSER COMPRISING A CARDBOARD BOX, SAID BOX HAVING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS JOINED BY HORIZONTAL TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, SAID TOP WALL HAVING A DISPENSING OPENING THEREIN, A STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES IN A SAID BOX, AN ELASTIC STRIP HAVING ITS ENDS SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND PASSING BENEATH SAID STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES, A CRADLE, SAID CRADLE BEING PLACED BELOW SAID STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES BETWEEN SAID STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES AND SAID ELASTIC STRIP, SAID ELASTIC STRIP BIASING SAID CRADLE UPWARD TOWARDS SAID TOP WALL AND RESILIENTLY BIASING SAID FACIAL TISSUES AGAINST SAID TOP WALL, SAID CRADLE BEING CHANNEL-SHAPED, SAID CRADLE HAVING UPSTANDING CRADLE SIDE WALLS, SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS HAVING A HEIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO ONE-HALF THE HEIGHT OF SAID BOX SIDE WALLS WHEREBY SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS ACT AS A LIMIT STOP FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID CRADLE, SAID ELASTIC STRIP BEING SECURED ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF SAID BOX SIDE WALLS ADJACENT SAID TOP WALL, SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS HAVING NOTCHES ALONG THE TOP EDGE THEREOF, SAID CRADLE SIDE WALL NOTCHES BEING SPACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDS OF SAID ELASTIC STRIP TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE BETWEEN SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS AND THE ENDS OF SAID ELASTIC STRIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 204 words
A FACIAL TISSUE DISPENSER COMPRISING A CARDBOARD BOX, SAID BOX HAVING UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS JOINED BY HORIZONTAL TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, SAID TOP WALL HAVING A DISPENSING OPENING THEREIN, A STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES IN A SAID BOX, AN ELASTIC STRIP HAVING ITS ENDS SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND PASSING BENEATH SAID STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES, A CRADLE, SAID CRADLE BEING PLACED BELOW SAID STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES BETWEEN SAID STACK OF FACIAL TISSUES AND SAID ELASTIC STRIP, SAID ELASTIC STRIP BIASING SAID CRADLE UPWARD TOWARDS SAID TOP WALL AND RESILIENTLY BIASING SAID FACIAL TISSUES AGAINST SAID TOP WALL, SAID CRADLE BEING CHANNEL-SHAPED, SAID CRADLE HAVING UPSTANDING CRADLE SIDE WALLS, SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS HAVING A HEIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO ONE-HALF THE HEIGHT OF SAID BOX SIDE WALLS WHEREBY SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS ACT AS A LIMIT STOP FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID CRADLE, SAID ELASTIC STRIP BEING SECURED ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF SAID BOX SIDE WALLS ADJACENT SAID TOP WALL, SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS HAVING NOTCHES ALONG THE TOP EDGE THEREOF, SAID CRADLE SIDE WALL NOTCHES BEING SPACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDS OF SAID ELASTIC STRIP TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE BETWEEN SAID CRADLE SIDE WALLS AND THE ENDS OF SAID ELASTIC STRIP.

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