Napkin holder
AssigneeRubbermaid Incorporated
InventorDavid L. Feer
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Abstract
A napkin holder is disclosed comprising a freestanding base (4) and spaced apart vertical wall members (6,8) which define a channel (18) therebetween for receipt of a vertical stack of napkins. The wall members comprise intersecting first and second panels (10,12 and 14,16) which form an obtuse angle such that the stack of napkins in the channel form an obtuse angle and remain in an upright condition.
Claims10
A napkin holder, of the type comprising a freestanding base and spaced apart, generally vertical opposed wall members extending upward from the base and defining a channel therebetween for receipt of a vertical stack of napkins, the improvement comprising:
- each of the wall members comprising intersecting first and second wall panels and the channel having channel portions which intersect to form an obtuse angle defined by the wall panels;
- one of the wall members having opposite ends which lie in a vertical plane extending through said channel, with a median portion of the vertical plane being spaced apart a lateral distance from the intersection of the first and second wall panels of the opposite said wall member;
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- a vertical sided channel portion, open at opposite ends and with a width equivalent to said lateral distance extends between said opposite ends of the one wall member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.