Dispenser for a stack of napkins

Abstract

A dispenser herein includes a container having a bottom wall extending in a horizontal plane, and side walls extending from said bottom wall in a vertical direction perpendicular thereto and defining a dispensing opening opposite to said bottom wall is disclosed. The side walls surround a rectangular supporting surface for supporting a stack of interfolded napkins. The dispenser further includes a cover defining a dispensing mouth and having at least an upper position, such that a space for containing a stack of interfolded napkins is defined between said supporting surface and said cover in said upper position. The container is divided along a horizontal plane being parallel with said horizontal plane of said bottom wall so as to define a bottom portion including said bottom wall, and a wall portion including at least a part of said side walls, said bottom portion being releasably attached to said wall portion by a magnetic lock.

1 . A dispenser for a stack of napkins, comprising:
 a container having a bottom wall extending in a horizontal plane, and side walls extending from said bottom wall in a vertical direction perpendicular thereto and defining a dispensing opening opposite to said bottom wall, said side walls surrounding a rectangular supporting surface for supporting a stack of interfolded napkins; and   a cover defining a dispensing mouth and having at least an upper position, such that a space for containing the stack of interfolded napkins is defined between said supporting surface and said cover when said cover is in said upper position,   wherein said container is divided along a horizontal plane being parallel with said horizontal plane of said bottom wall so as to define a bottom portion comprising said bottom wall, and a wall portion comprising at least a part of said side walls, said bottom portion being releasably attached to said wall portion by a magnetic lock, for enabling refill of napkins from said bottom side of said dispenser,   wherein said wall portion a frame arranged along said side walls adjacent to a lower edge of said wall portion towards the bottom portion, and   wherein magnets and/or magnetic materials of said wall portion are attached to said wall portion using said frame.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom portion consists of said bottom wall, and said wall portion comprises the entire side walls. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said magnetic lock comprises at least one magnet and a corresponding magnetic material arranged in said bottom portion and/or said wall portion, respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein a connector is provided between said bottom portion and said wall portion. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said magnets and/or magnetic materials are arranged between said frame and said side walls. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser according to  claim 4 , wherein said connector is arranged at said wall portion via said frame. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom portion comprises a gripping means. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said side walls comprise uppermost edge portions at said dispensing opening of said container, said uppermost edge portions being confined in a generally horizontal plane, whereby a stable upside-down position of said dispenser is enabled. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said container defines at least one vertical slot in at least one of said side walls, the horizontal extension of said slot being sufficient to allow manual access to the napkins in said container via said slot. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover is a stack-supported cover, comprising a weight arranged between said side walls, said weight defining a dispensing mouth and being movable between an upper position adjacent to said dispensing opening of said container, and a lower position adjacent to said supporting surface of said container. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said dispenser further comprises a cover control means restricting the movement of said cover beyond said upper position. 
     
     
         12 . The dispenser according to  claim 11 , wherein said cover control means interconnect said cover and said container, and extend inside said container between a container connection arranged at said lower portion of said dispenser and a cover connection arranged at said upper portion of said dispenser, said cover control means restricting the movement of said cover in a vertical direction along said side walls so as to determine the location of said upper position of said cover.