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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard E Dodge, Satsuma, FL (US);
John S Formon, Orange Park, FL (US);
Assignee:
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221 52 ; 221 63 ;
Abstract
A dispenser for individually dispensing paper towels from a stack of interfolded paper towels. The paper towels are received in a housing and dispensed by their ends through a slot in a smooth and generally uninterrupted manner. The slot is formed with a narrow medial portion and enlarged end portions to release only one paper towel at a time. Moreover, the dispenser effectively resists a user pulling a bunch of paper towels from the dispenser.