Article dispensing – Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article – Plural sources – stacks or compartments
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-27
2009-02-24
Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
Concurrent separation and distortion of flexible article
Plural sources, stacks or compartments
C221S044000, C221S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07494027
ABSTRACT:
A dispenser package for dispensing flexible sheets from a plurality of stacks of releasably adhered sheets. A carrier member supports the plurality of stacks, and a lowermost sheet of each of the plurality of stacks is adhered to the carrier member. The carrier member and stacks thereon are positioned within an enclosure having a bottom wall, a top wall, and transverse side walls. The top wall defines a transverse slot, with a first end of an uppermost sheet of each of the plurality of stacks projecting through the slot. The transverse side walls of the enclosure are spaced from transverse side edges of the carrier member to afford end-to-end movement of the carrier member and stacks of sheets thereon within the chamber as sheets are dispensed.
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Emmerling James R.
O'Leary Timothy J.
Willard Scott A.
3M Innovative Properties Company
Crawford Gene
Jordan Robert H.
Waggoner Timothy R
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