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US 5,678,727 AGranted
Diaper dispenser apparatus
OwnerWilliam W. Riceinventor
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Abstract
A diaper dispenser apparatus includes a housing having an interior region. The housing includes a front panel formed to include an aperture therein. The apparatus also includes a spring loaded platform located in an interior region of the housing. The platform is configured to support a stack of diapers and to locate a top diaper on the stack in alignment with the aperture in the front panel of the housing to permit removal of the top diaper through the aperture.
Claims19
An apparatus for dispensing diapers comprising:
- a housing having an interior region and a top end formed to include a top opening, the housing including a front panel formed to include an aperture therein spaced apart from the top end;
- a spring loaded platform located in an interior region of the housing, the platform being configured to support a stack of diapers and to locate a top diaper on the stack in alignment with the aperture in the front panel of the housing to permit removal of the top diaper through the aperture;
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- a plunger coupled to the top opening formed in the housing for applying a downwardly directed biasing force to the stack of diapers and the platform, the plunger being removable to permit loading of diapers onto the platform through the top opening in the housing.
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An apparatus for dispensing diapers comprising:
- a housing having an interior region divided into a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the housing providing including a top opening for receiving waste material, the housing including a front panel formed to include an aperture therein;
- a spring loaded platform located in the first portion of the interior region of the housing, the platform being configured to support a stack of diapers and to locate a top diaper on the stack in alignment with the aperture in the front panel of the housing to permit removal of the top diaper through the aperture;
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- a closure device positioned adjacent the top opening of the second portion, the closure device being movable from a closed position to an open position to permit waste material to be inserted past the closure device and into the second region of the housing.
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An apparatus for dispensing diapers comprising:
- a housing having an interior region which is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the housing including a front panel formed to include an aperture therein;
- a spring loaded platform located in the first portion of the interior region of the housing, the platform being configured to support a stack of diapers;
- a plunger coupled to a top opening formed in a top end of the housing for applying a downwardly directed biasing force to the stack of diapers and the platform to locate a top diaper on the stack in alignment with the aperture in the front panel of the housing to permit removal of the top diaper through the aperture, the plunger being removable to permit loading of diapers onto the platform through the top opening in the housing;
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- a closure device positioned adjacent a top opening of the second portion of the interior region of the housing, the closure device being movable from a closed position to an open position to permit waste material to be inserted past the closure device and into the second region of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.