Automatic napkin dispenser

摘要

An automatic napkin dispenser (10) includes a housing (12) having a rotatable feed roller (54) with protrusions on an outer surface thereof for engaging a topmost napkin (40) on a stack of napkins (22) and displacing the topmost napkin between a pair of counterrotating nip rollers (46,48) that dispense the topmost napkin to a customer. The housing includes a motion translating assembly (62) coupled to the feed roller (54) and moving the feed roller back and forth relative to at least one of the nip rollers (46,48).