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.
