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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
O&m Halyard, Inc., Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Marshall R. Dean, Cumming, GA (US);
Eric C. Steindorf, Roswell, GA (US);
Khoa T. Lien, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Frank J. Walker, Iii, Duluth, GA (US);
O&M Halyard, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
A dispensing assembly includes a dispenser having a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel that define an internal chamber configured to receive a plurality of articles. The dispenser includes a dispensing opening. At least a portion of the dispensing opening is formed in the front panel, and may extend a width of the panel, e.g., from the first side panel to the second side panel. The dispensing assembly further includes a shelf contained within the internal chamber and configured to facilitate the removal of an individual article from within the internal chamber in an efficient manner. The dispensing assembly further includes an insert configured to maintain the stack of articles in a predetermined arrangement within the internal chamber. The insert comprises at least one retaining flap configured to be coupled with the top panel of the dispenser.