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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Bruce T. Boone, Orange Park, FL (US);
Gregory D. Budz, Sobieski, WI (US);
Michael R. Kilgore, Little Suamico, WI (US);
Jonathan R. Aumann, DePere, WI (US);
James B. Christensen, Green Bay, WI (US);
Bruce T. Boone, Orange Park, FL (US);
Gregory D. Budz, Sobieski, WI (US);
Michael R. Kilgore, Little Suamico, WI (US);
Jonathan R. Aumann, DePere, WI (US);
James B. Christensen, Green Bay, WI (US);
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A product metering napkin dispenser includes a housing defining a storage magazine for receiving a stack of folded napkins and a metering member that penetrates the stack in order to segregate a predetermined number of napkins from the remainder of the stack for dispensing. Preferred embodiments include gravity feed napkin dispensers. In various embodiments the metering member may include: a pivoting plate cooperating with a hinged trap door support surface; a rotating semicircular disk co-rotating with a support disk; or a reciprocating jaw assembly urging napkins through an aperture.