A product metering napkin dispenser includes a housing defining a storage
magazine for receiving a stack of folded napkins and a metering member
that penetrates the stack in order to segregate a predetermined number of
napkins from the remainder of the stack for dispensing. Preferred
embodiments include gravity feed napkin dispensers. In various embodiments
the metering member may include: a pivoting plate cooperating with a
hinged trap door support surface; a rotating semicircular disk co-rotating
with a support disk; or a reciprocating jaw assembly urging napkins
through an aperture.
