Folded towel dispenser with overfill prevention

A dispenser for dispensing a preset amount of stacked sheets, comprising:

• a front cover moveably coupled with a housing back that comprises a stacking surface,
• wherein the front cover and the housing back define an interior storage space for storing the preset amount of stacked sheets,
• wherein the front cover is configured to move between an open position and a closed position,
• wherein the front cover and the housing back are pivotably coupled at a hinge,
• wherein moving between the open position and the closed position comprises the front cover pivoting at the hinge,
• wherein front cover has opposite portions that at least partially overlap with the sides of the housing back to define an overlapping portion,
• wherein the hinge is disposed on the overlapping portion, and
• wherein a top surface of the front cover covers a top surface of the housing back when the front cover is in a closed position, and
• wherein the top surface of front cover extends from a front surface of the dispenser to a rear surface of the dispenser when the front cover is in the closed position;
• at least one dispensing opening disposed on the housing back for dispensing the at least one of the preset amount of stacked sheets;
• a non-moving overfill prevention protrusion disposed in the interior storage space, the non-moving overfill prevention protrusion including a first surface facing the stacking surface;
• a wall disposed between the non-moving overfill prevention protrusion and the stacking surface;
• and
• wherein the first surface extends away from a fixed position on the wall and at an obtuse angle with respect to the wall in an amount sufficient to displace one or more stacked sheets exceeding the preset amount such that the one or more stacked sheets exceeding the preset amount physically obstruct the front cover from moving to the closed position.

A dispenser for dispensing a preset amount of stacked sheets, comprising:

• a front cover moveably coupled with a housing back,
• wherein the front cover and the housing back define an interior storage space for the preset amount of stacked sheets,
• wherein the front cover and the housing back are pivotably coupled at a hinge,
• wherein moving between the open position and the closed position comprises the front cover pivoting at the hinge,
• wherein front cover has opposite portions that at least partially overlap with the sides of the housing back to define an overlapping portion,
• wherein the hinge is disposed on the overlapping portion, and
• wherein a top surface of the front cover covers a top surface of the housing back when the front cover is in a closed position, and
• wherein the top surface of front cover extends from a front surface of the dispenser to a rear surface of the dispenser when the front cover is in the closed position;
• a horizontal stacking surface disposed in a bottom portion of the interior storage space;
• at least one dispensing opening defined in the housing for dispensing at least one of the preset amount of stacked sheets;
• an overfill prevention protrusion having a bottom surface extending from the housing back;
• wherein the housing back comprises a vertical wall that intersects (i) with the horizontal stacking surface at a first angle and (ii) with the bottom surface of the overfill prevention protrusion at a second angle that is greater than the first angle;
• and
• wherein, during loading, the overfill prevention protrusion is configured to remain at a fixed position on the vertical wall while one or more stacked sheets that exceed the preset amount are displaced by the overfill prevention protrusion.