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US 6,505,745 B1Granted
Holder for articles such as napkins
OwnerRichard E Andersoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an article holder for retaining stacked articles dispensed in a horizontal plane and held in place by a retaining member. The retaining member is adjustable for the height of the stack of the horizontally disposed articles and is adapted to be removed as a retaining member or placed beneath the stacked articles if desired.
Claims8
An article holder for holding a stack of articles, comprising:
- a base to support said stack of articles;
- at least one pair of side retaining members connected to sides of said base and extending upwardly from the base;
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- a holding member having two ends and retaining said stack of articles against movement with respect to said base;
- wherein one end of said holding member is pivotably connected to one of said at least one pair of side retaining members and another end of said holding member is extended through said other one of said at least one pair of side retaining members for restraining said stack of articles and can be disengaged therefrom.
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A napkin holder comprising:
- a base on which said napkins are placed;
- two pairs of side retaining members retaining said napkins within said base;
- a substantially horizontal retaining member having two ends and disposed on said napkins;
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- wherein said substantially horizontal retaining member is pivotably connected to one of said two pairs of side retaining members, said substantially horizontally retaining member being disengageable from and being slidingly moved up and down along another one of said two pair of side retaining members for holding said napkins on said base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.