Claims
- 1. An improved cabinet for dispensing a sheet of paper from a stack of paper sheets in the cabinet, the cabinet having a dispensing opening, a refillable container section, and a cover section wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) first means, pivotally mounted in the cabinet, having a surface that pivots into contact with the stack thereby restricting the stack length when the container section is separated from the cover section, the first means being pivotable to a pressure relieving position when the container section is joined with the cover section; and (b) second means for pivoting the first means from the stack length restricting position to the pressure relieving position when the contained section is joined with the cover section, thereby reducing the pressure on the sheet adjacent the dispensing opening caused by a compression force applied to the stack by the pivoted surface.
- 2. The dispensing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the second means is connected to the first means and extends outside the container section whereby the surface of the first means can be manually pivoted to the pressure relieving position after the container section is covered.
- 3. The dispensing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the second means is mounted on the cover.
- 4. The dispensing cabinet of claim 3 wherein the first means pivots due to gravity to the restricting position when the container section is separated from the cover section.
- 5. The dispensing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the second means is mounted on the cover section so as to conduct and cause the first means to pivot to the pressure relieving position as the container section and the cover section move toward each other.
- 6. The dispensing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the first means pivots due to gravity to the restricting position when the container section is separated from the cover section.
- 7. An improved cabinet for dispensing a sheet of paper from a stack of paper sheets in the cabinet, the cabinet having a top wall and a bottom wall with a dispensing opening proximate to the bottom wall, a refillable container section and a cover section wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) a movable element located in the cabinet above the stack;
- (b) locking means pivotally residing at a restricting position inhibiting movement of said movable element toward the top wall when the container section is opened from the cover section thereby limiting the stack length;
- (c) means for pivoting said locking means when the container section is closed with the cover section, said means for pivoting moving said locking means from said restricting position thereby allowing said movable element to move toward said top wall and into a pressure relieving position.
- 8. The dispensing cabinet of claim 7 wherein the locking means comprises:
- (a) a first pivotally mounted locking element adjacent the plane of the closed cover;
- (b) a second pivotally mounted locking element adjacent the wall of the container section opposite the closed cover; and
- (c) a link connecting the first and second elements so that the first and second elements move in tandem.
- 9. The dispensing cabinet of claim 7 wherein the locking means comprises:
- (a) a first pivotally mounted element;
- (b) a second pivotally mounted element spaced from the first pivotally mounted element; and
- (c) a link connecting the first and second elements so that the first and second elements move in tandem.
- 10. The dispensing cabinet of claim 7 wherein the movable element is a plate and the locking means comprises:
- (a) a first pair of pivotally mounted locking elements each mounted adjacent to a container section side wall and adjacent the plane of the closed cover;
- (b) a second pair of pivotally mounted locking elements each mounted adjacent a container section side wall and adjacent the wall of the container section opposite the plane of the closed cover; and
- (c) a pair of links each connecting one of the first pair of locking elements with the opposed one of the second pair of locking elements so that the connected locking elements move in tandem.
- 11. The dispensing cabinet of claim 10 further comprising means connected to one linked pair of locking elements for biasing the locking elements in a plate restricting position when the cover section is separated from container section.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/079,782, filed July 30, 1987.
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