Tissue paper take-out device

Claim 2

Apparatus for removing the uppermost tissue from a stack of tissues comprising: a. an upper and lower case forming a housing having an outlet slot for the tissues; b. a movable support plate supported within said lower case upon which the tissues are atacked; c. a deformable air chamber located in said upper case; d. manually operable deforming means extending through said upper case for deforming said deformable air chamber; e. nozzle means connected to said deformable air chamber and extending into said lower case adjacent said stack of tissues so as to direct air expelled from said air chamber upon its deformation onto the uppermost tissue of said stack; f. pushing means bearing against the exposed surface of the uppermost tissue of said stack and movable with respect to said upper case so as to push said uppermost tissue toward said outlet slot; g. connecting means connecting said pushing means to said manually operable deforming means such that said pushing means pushes said uppermost tissue toward said outlet slot when said deforming means deforms said air chamber; and h. height adjusting means to adjust the height of said movable support plate so as to maintain the uppermost tissue of said stack in alignment with said outlet slot.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the connecting means comprises at least one flexible strip attached to said pushing means and said deforming means.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said height adjusting means comprises: a. an installation case having side walls located within said lower case, said installation case having at least one inclined slot through each side wall; b. a movable pawl extending into said lower case; c. means connecting said pawl to said deforming means such that said pawl moves upwardly as said deforming means deforms said air chamber; d. a first shaft rotatably mounted within said lower case; e. a ratchet wheel attached to said first shaft and engaging said movable pawl so as to rotate said first shaft during upward movement of said pawl; f. at least one first gear mounted on said first shaft so as to rotate therewith; g. a second shaft rotatably mounted within said lower case parallel to said first shaft, h. at least one second gear attached to said second shaft in meshing engagement with said at least one first gear; i. at least one moving plate slidably attached to the sidewall of said installation case, said moving plate having a rack formed thereon and engaging said at least one second gear so as to slide relative to said installation case sidewall when said at least one second gear rotates, and having at least one inclined slot therethrough; j. at least one shaft attached to said movable support plate and extending through the inclined slot in said installation case side-wall and the inclined slot in said moving plate such that relative movement between the moving plate and the installation case changes the height of said movable support plate.