Appeal No. 2000-0606
Application No. 08/755,435
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a system for
dispensing interfolded paper napkins. Claim 1 is illustrative
of the invention and reads as follows:
1. An interfolded paper napkin dispensing system
comprising:
an outer housing defining an interior space;
stacking means mounted within the outer housing
for holding a stack of interfolded paper napkins
within the interior space; and
a dispensing face defined in the outer housing
proximate to an end of the stacking means, the
dispensing face having a central portion projecting
out from the dispenser and a dispensing throat
located in the central portion, the dispensing
throat comprising a slot portion having a length
sufficient to permit an interfolded paper napkin to
be pulled through by a user, but a relatively narrow
width that prevents more than a few interfolded
napkins from being pulled through the throat at one
time, the dispensing throat further comprising a
finger access portion to help a user grip and pull
an interfolded napkin through the dispensing slot
despite the relatively narrow width of the
dispensing slot.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Winter et al. (Winter) 2,143,614 Jan. 10, 1939
Downham 3,203,586 Aug. 31, 1965
The following rejections are before us for review.
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