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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Anthony Joseph Decarlo, Bay Village, OH (US);
Curtis Patrick Taylor, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Jonathan George Erbacher, Twinsburg, OH (US);
David George Hudak, Solon, OH (US);
Anthony Joseph DeCarlo, Bay Village, OH (US);
Curtis Patrick Taylor, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Jonathan George Erbacher, Twinsburg, OH (US);
David George Hudak, Solon, OH (US);
Ideastream Consumer Products, LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a biased paper dispensing device for dispensing paper. The dispensing device has a housing with an elongated body for containing paper. The housing has a lift system which may include a tray for holding the paper, a pulley system having pulleys, and elastic tubing. The tray holds the paper horizontally in the housing, and is moved vertically within the housing to dispense the paper. The lift system is used to lift or lower the paper and to bias the paper within the housing toward the lid or opening. A paper guide device for guiding paper into alignment with the opening may be provided. The opening may include at least one lateral opening portion permitting paper exposed in the opening to be withdrawn laterally therefrom. Flanges for holding the paper within the opening, and for allowing easy insertion of paper into the housing, are also provided.