Folded sheet product dispenser with anti-overfill mechanism

Dispenser apparatus for serially dispensing folded sheet products from a stack of said folded sheet products, said apparatus comprising, in combination:

• a housing defining an interior and having an open end;
• a support member selectively movably mounted relative to said housing between a first position and a second position and including a support wall for supporting said stack of folded sheet products and a dispenser element defining a dispensing opening connected in said support wall, said support wall being disposed within said housing when said support member is in said first position;
• follower means mounted for slidable movement along a predetermined path of movement relative to said support member;
• biasing means biasing said follower means in the direction of said dispenser element;
• retention means for engaging said follower means and for retaining said follower means at a predetermined location relative to said support member when said support member is in said second position, said retention means being disengaged from said follower means when said support member moves from said second position to said first position, said retention means including a retention member positioned in the path of movement of said follower means when said support member is in said second position;
• and
• engagement means engageable with said retention means when said support member moves from said second position to said first position to withdraw the retention member from the path of movement of said follower means, said support wall defining an opening at said predetermined location and said retention means additionally including spring means biasing said retention member upwardly through said opening when said support member is in said second position.