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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
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);
Leslie T. Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Richard H. D. Bullock, Neenah, WI (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);
Leslie T. Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Richard H. D. Bullock, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A dispenser is provided which is adapted for dispensing from a table top and it is convertible to dispensing from a conventional rolled product fixture. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to hold sheets. The housing also has a dispensing opening. The housing is configured to be positioned on a table top for dispensing sheets therefrom, and the housing includes a sling which permits the housing to be coupled to a conventional rolled product fixture. The sling is masked when the dispenser is positioned for dispensing from a table top. The sling is readily releasable to permit the housing to be coupled to a fixture in a bathroom.