Claims
- 1. A dispenser including at least two compartments of sheet products, the dispenser comprising:
a housing having a base providing a lower end and at least a portion of each sidewall, the housing including at least a first compartment configured to hold and dispense therefrom a plurality of first sheet products, and at least a second compartment configured to hold and dispense therefrom a plurality of second sheet products, the base configured to have a length dimension greater than a depth dimension of a sidewall, the base configured to stabilize and support the housing in a dispensing position; a dispensing opening defined in each of the first and second internal compartments; and movement limiting material disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the lower end, the movement limiting material configured to releasably couple to a surface, the movement limiting material and the base configured to cooperate to securely supporting the dispenser on a dispensing surface and to substantially eliminate unwanted movement of the dispenser when sheets are withdrawn therefrom, the movement limiting material having a peel adhesion in a range of about 15 g/cm to about 50 g/cm.
- 2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a handle configured to be easily grasped by one hand thereby allowing the dispenser to be lifted from a dispensing surface by a user using only one hand.
- 3. The dispenser of claim 2 wherein the handle is provided by more than one handle member.
- 4. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the movement limiting material is an adhesive.
- 5. The dispenser of claim 4, wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.
- 6. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the movement limiting material is a cohesive adhesive.
- 7. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein the cohesive adhesive is latex.
- 8. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing is further defined as having a generally polygonal shape.
- 9. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing is an integral unit.
- 10. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein at least one compartment has a resealable dispensing opening.
- 11. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing includes an inner wall which cooperates with the housing to provide a first compartment and a second compartment.
- 12. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein a container provided in the housing for holding sheets is configured to provide at least one compartment.
- 13. The dispenser of claim 12, wherein the container is constructed substantially of film.
- 14. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a third internal compartment.
- 15. The dispenser of claim 14, wherein gloves are provided in the third internal compartment and are withdrawn through a dispensing opening therein.
- 16. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the first sheets are one of premoistened sheets and dry sheets.
- 17. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the second sheets are one of premoistened sheets and dry sheets.
- 18. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the peel adhesion of the movement limiting material is in a range of about 18 g/cm to about 40 g/cm.
- 19. The dispenser of claim 18, wherein the peel adhesion of the movement limiting material is in a range of about 20 g/cm to about 35 g/cm.
- 20. A dispenser including at least premoistened sheets and dry sheets, the dispenser comprising:
a housing having a base providing a lower end and at least a portion of each sidewall, the housing including at least two compartments therein, at least a first compartment configured to hold and dispense therefrom a plurality of premoistened sheets, and at least a second compartment configured to hold and dispense therefrom a plurality of dry sheets, the base configured to have a length dimension greater than a depth dimension of a sidewall, the base configured to stabilize and support the housing in a dispensing position; a dispensing opening defined in each of the first and second internal compartments; and movement limiting material including an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface on the lower end, the movement limiting material configured to releasably couple to a dispensing surface, the movement limiting material and the base configured to cooperate to securely supporting the dispenser on a dispensing surface and to substantially eliminate unwanted movement of the dispenser when sheets are withdrawn therefrom, the movement limiting material having a peel adhesion in a range of about 15 g/cm to about 50 g/cm.
- 21. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein the housing includes a handle configured to be easily grasped by one hand thereby allowing the dispenser to be lifted from a dispensing surface by a user using only one hand.
- 22. The dispenser of claim 21, wherein the handle is provided by more than one handle member.
- 23. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.
- 24. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein the adhesive is a cohesive adhesive.
- 25. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein the housing includes an inner wall which cooperates with the housing to provide a first compartment and a second compartment.
- 26. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein a container is provided in the housing for holding one of premoistened sheets and dry sheets, the container providing one compartment.
- 27. The dispenser of claim 26, wherein the container is constructed substantially of film.
- 28. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein the housing includes a third internal compartment.
- 29. The dispenser of claim 28, wherein gloves are provided in the third internal compartment and are disposed through a dispensing opening therein.
- 30. The dispenser of claim 20, wherein the peel adhesion of the movement limiting material is in a range of about 18 g/cm to about 40 g/cm.
- 31. The dispenser of claim 30, wherein the peel adhesion of the movement limiting material is in a range of about 20 g/cm to about 35 g/cm.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/______, filed Nov. 26, 2002, entitled “AN INTERFOLDED TISSUE SHEET DISPENSER WITH ADJUSTABLE ATTACHING MECHANISM” by J. Mitchell (Attorney Docket No. KCX-640 (16074)); this application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/______, filed Nov. 26, 2002, entitled “A DISPENSER FOR WET AND DRY INTERFOLDED TISSUE” by D. Welchel and J. Mitchell (Attorney Docket No. KCX625 (18164)).