Holder and Dispenser for Folded Hair Treatment Materials

Abstract

A dispenser has vertical walls defining an interior volume for receiving a stack of Z-folded sheets of hair treatment foil with a pre-determined size and pre-determined weight, a lifting platform on which the stack of sheets is placed, a dispensing guide across the top of the vertical walls with a dispensing slot; and a lifting device such as one or more springs which provide sufficient lifting force to the platform to maintain the topmost sheet of the stack to be position immediately below the dispensing guide as sheets and weight are removed from the stack.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dispenser for Z-folded sheets of hair treatment foil, comprising:
 one or more vertical walls defining an interior volume for receiving a stack of Z-folded sheets of hair treatment foil having a pre-determined size and pre-determined weight;   a horizontal lifting platform disposed within the one or more vertical walls configured to receive the stack of pre-determined size;   a dispensing guide horizontally disposed across a top of the one or more vertical walls, having a dispensing slot formed therein; and   one or more lifting devices engaging the horizontal lifting platform configured to receive the stack of pre-determined weight such that a topmost sheet in the stack is positioned immediately below the dispensing guide, and further configured to raise the lifting platform incrementally as weight of the stack is reduced due to dispensing of sheets thereby maintaining the topmost sheet positioned immediately below the dispensing guide.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the one or more vertical walls comprise a rectagonal set of walls. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising one or more retainer devices attaching the dispensing guide to the tops of the one or more vertical walls. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 3  wherein the one or more retainer devices comprises one or more magnets. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 3  wherein the one or more retainer devices are selected from the group consisting of a hinge, a latch, a snap, a weight, and a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more compressible springs. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more compressible resilient materials. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more stretchable resilient materials. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more motors. 
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacture of a dispenser for Z-folded sheets of hair treatment foil, comprising:
 forming one or more vertical walls to define an interior volume for receiving a stack of Z-folded sheets of hair treatment foil having a pre-determined size and pre-determined weight;   disposing a horizontal lifting platform disposed within the one or more vertical walls configured to receive the stack of pre-determined size;   providing a dispensing guide horizontally disposed across a top of the one or more vertical walls, having a dispensing slot formed therein; and   disposing one or more lifting devices to engage the horizontal lifting platform configured to receive the stack of pre-determined weight such that a topmost sheet in the stack is positioned immediately below the dispensing guide, and further configured to raise the lifting platform incrementally as weight of the stack is reduced due to dispensing of sheets thereby maintaining the topmost sheet positioned immediately below the dispensing guide.   
     
     
         11 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the one or more vertical walls comprise a rectagonal set of walls. 
     
     
         12 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 10  further comprising providing one or more retainer devices for attaching the dispensing guide to the tops of the one or more vertical walls. 
     
     
         13 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 12  wherein the one or more retainer devices comprises one or more magnets. 
     
     
         14 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 12  wherein the one or more retainer devices are selected from the group consisting of a hinge, a latch, a snap, a weight, and a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         15 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more compressible springs. 
     
     
         16 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more compressible resilient materials. 
     
     
         17 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more stretchable resilient materials. 
     
     
         18 . The method of manufacture as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the one or more lifting devices comprise one or more motors.