US 12,144,469 B2
Multi-purpose storage and dispensing apparatus
Nathan Sutterer, Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by Nathan Sutterer, Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/295,397.
Application 18/295,397 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,575, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,779,168.
Application 17/234,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/573,568, filed on Sep. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,980,376, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/732,396, filed on Sep. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233038 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47K 10/42 (2006.01); A47K 10/38 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 10/42 (2013.01) [A47K 10/38 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3226 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3233 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for housing and dispensing a plurality of fabric articles, the system comprising:
a package comprising an outer portion in the shape of a flexible rectangular cube;
a plurality of fabric articles in a folded and stacked arrangement provided within the outer portion, wherein adjacent fabric articles are at least partially overlapping one another;
the outer portion comprising a length dimension, a width dimension and a height dimension, wherein the length dimension is greater than the width dimension and the width dimension is greater than the height dimension;
an opening provided through the outer portion to allow for egress of the fabric articles;
wherein the opening is provided in a side of the outer portion that extends in a plane defined by the length dimension and the height dimension; and
a surface-mountable container operable to receive the package and wherein the surface- mountable container comprises a void with an internal volume that is greater than a total volume of the package.