US 6,981,610 B2
Dispenser for a paper product
Charles F. Smiley, Waunakee, Wis. (US); and Michael A. Ecksein, Poynette, Wis. (US)
Assigned to Traex Company, Toledo, Ohio (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/797,802.
Prior Publication US 2005/0199643 A1, Sep. 15, 2005
Int. Cl. B65H 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 221—33 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser for a paper product comprising:
a faceplate defining a slot having a center portion, a first end and a second end, said center portion being larger than said first and second ends, said slot extending longitudinally between said first and second ends, said center portion having a rounded upper portion and an opposed rounded lower portion, said first end having a rounded first end portion and said second end having a rounded second end portion, said faceplate having a first upper lip and a second upper lip positioned adjacent to said upper portion and a lower lip positioned adjacent to said lower portion, said first and second upper lips being spaced from one another, said first and second upper lips and said lower lip projecting outwardly from said faceplate, said faceplate having a flat surface between a first top sloped surface and a second top sloped surface positioned adjacent to said upper portion and a bottom sloped surface positioned adjacent to said lower portion, said first and second upper lips, said lower lip and said first and second ends being sized and adapted for engaging a person's fingers to limit access to a paper product being dispensed through said slot.