Article dispensing – Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article – By ejecting means
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article
By ejecting means
C221S231000, C221S043000, C271S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11055265
ABSTRACT:
An automatic napkin dispenser includes a housing having a rotatable feed roller with protrusions on an outer surface thereof for engaging a topmost napkin on a stack of napkins, and displacing the topmost napkin between a pair of counterrotating nip rollers that dispense the topmost napkin to a customer. The housing includes a motion translating assembly coupled to the feed roller and moving the feed roller back and forth relative to at least one of the nip rollers.
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Carter John E.
Jones David L.
Skarda Thomas S.
Treankler Carl E
Andrus Sceales Starke & Sawall LLP
Crawford Gene O.
Northern Products Development Group LLC
Waggoner Timothy
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