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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Joseph Mitchell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Debra N. Welchel, Woodstock, GA (US);
Herb F. Velazquez, Neenah, WI (US);
Tim J. Morton, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel G. Delman, Chicago, IL (US);
Melanie L. Andres, Chicago, IL (US);
John B. Freese, Evanston, IL (US);
Donna Ann Piacenza, Chicago, IL (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Debra N. Welchel, Woodstock, GA (US);
Herb F. Velazquez, Neenah, WI (US);
Tim J. Morton, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel G. Delman, Chicago, IL (US);
Melanie L. Andres, Chicago, IL (US);
John B. Freese, Evanston, IL (US);
Donna Ann Piacenza, Chicago, IL (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A dispenser adapted to dispense sheets as a table top dispenser and convertible into a dispenser configured to dispense sheets from a conventional rolled product fixture is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having sheets provided therein and at least one opening oriented to dispense sheets therefrom. The housing is adapted to be positioned on a horizontal surface such as a table top and dispenses sheets therefrom. The housing includes a platform positioned thereover which is masked due to its appearance as providing at least a portion of the housing. The dispenser is converted into a dispenser for dispensing sheets from a conventional rolled product fixture when the platform is released. The platform is pivotably moved on an axis and a portion of the platform is positioned against the housing such that the housing is supported above the platform on a fixture for dispensing sheets therefrom when coupled thereto.