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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig M. Thoms, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/00 ;
Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing interfolded disposable sheets is disclosed. The dispenser includes a removable top that is releasably attached to the first sheet in the stack contained in the container. In accordance with the present invention, when the removable top is pulled off the container, the first sheet in the stack is partially withdrawn from the container. After being partially withdrawn, however, the sheet releases from the removable top.