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US 2011/0297694 A1Published application
Cloth Dispenser
OwnerSimon M. Conway, Benjamin J. Paprockiinventors
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Abstract
A re-usable dispenser for interfolded cloth sheets is disclosed. The dispenser includes a re-usable top housing that is moves relative to a re-usable bottom housing as the cloth sheets are depleted and a replaceable refill housing including refill cloths.
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A dispenser comprising:
- a bottom housing including a base trim, and a bottom sidewall extending away from the base trim and having a bottom sidewall height;
- a top housing having a top panel and a top sidewall extending from the top panel and having a top sidewall height, the top panel having a dispensing opening;
- a refill housing including a refill base, a refill support extending away from the refill base, a refill sidewall extending away from the refill base, and a plurality of refill cloths formed into a generally U-shaped stack by folding a flat stack about a transverse fold axis, the U-shaped stack resting on the refill support, the refill housing nested within the bottom housing;
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- wherein the top panel of the top housing rests on a top of the U-shaped stack and the top housing is partially nested within the bottom housing such that the top housing moves relative to the bottom housing as the refill cloths are depleted.
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A dispenser comprising:
- a bottom housing including a base trim and a bottom sidewall extending away from the base trim and having a bottom sidewall height;
- a top housing having a top panel and a top sidewall extending away from the top panel and having a top sidewall height, the top panel having a dispensing opening;
- a refill housing including a refill base, a refill support extending away from the refill base, a refill sidewall extending away from the refill base, and a plurality of refill cloths formed into a generally U-shaped stack by folding a flat stack about a transverse fold axis, the U-shaped stack resting on the refill support, the refill housing nested within the bottom housing;
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- wherein the top panel of the top housing rests on a top of the U-shaped stack and the bottom housing is partially nested within the top housing such that the top housing moves relative to the bottom housing as the refill cloths are depleted.
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A refill housing for installation in a holder of a dispenser, the refill housing comprising:
- a refill base;
- a refill support extending from the refill base;
- a refill sidewall extending from the refill base;
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- a plurality of refill cloths formed into a generally U-shaped stack by folding a flat stack about a transverse fold axis, the U-shaped stack resting on the refill support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.