EP2586326B1 - Dispensing device for flat products - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device for foliated articles such as canine excrement bags or disposable gloves allowing a user to use fuel at a fuel pump without getting dirty hands.

By "foliated articles" is meant any article of substantially planar shape made from any material in the form of sheet such as plastic or paper for example.

In known distributors, users directly enter foliated items to remove them from the dispenser. Some users then abuse the free articles generally made available to them by grabbing a larger number of articles than necessary, or even literally loot the distributor by seizing directly a plurality of articles repeatedly. The ease of access to articles thus favors abuse by users.

In an attempt to remedy this drawback, the canine waste bag dispenser of the document WO 2008/043189 A2 authorizes only a distribution of articles to the unit, preventing a multiple distribution from a reserve of bags packaged in roll. However, this distributor does not dissuade users from quickly and easily making a multitude of successive purchases of items until the dispenser is exhausted.

• un boîtier comprenant un premier moyen d'ouverture,
• des moyens de stockage, conformés pour recevoir et stocker dans une position d'empilement une pluralité d'articles foliés empilés les uns sur les autres sous forme d'une liasse selon une direction d'empilement,
• des moyens d'actionnement manuels adaptés pour déplacer l'article folié frontal situé sur une face de la liasse depuis sa position d'empilement vers une position de distribution en direction du premier moyen d'ouverture,
• en position de distribution, ledit article folié est positionné de façon à pouvoir être saisi et tiré par un utilisateur à travers ledit premier moyen d'ouverture.

It is also known from the document FR 2 862 617 A1 , a distributor of packaged bags, comprising:

• a housing comprising a first opening means,
• storage means, shaped to receive and store in a stacking position a plurality of foliated articles stacked on each other in the form of a bundle in a stacking direction,
• manual actuation means adapted to move the front foliated article located on a face of the bundle from its stacking position to a dispensing position towards the first opening means,
• in dispensing position, said foliated article is positioned to be grasped and pulled by a user through said first opening means.

The opening means is on the front face of the housing, with regard to the central zone of the adjacent foliated article, and the actuating means must deform the front foliated article to produce a loop which must engage in the opening means to allow its grip. The deformation of the foliated article is difficult to reproduce, so that the reliability of the device is very insufficient. In addition, the opening means necessarily has a relatively large size to allow the passage of the foliated article loop, so this dimension does not prohibit the passage of fingers during a possible attempt looting by malicious users.

A problem proposed by the invention is to design a reliable, simple and inexpensive distributor for distributing foliated articles in a unitary manner and to limit the risk of vandalism and looting by successive frenzied catches of articles.

To achieve these and other objects, the invention provides a foliated article dispenser as defined by claim 1.

In such a dispenser according to the present invention, the dispensing box thus has two lateral openings separated by the set of foliated articles, and actuating means successively moving towards each of the openings a foliated article frontal sliding in its plane. There is no need to deform the foliated article and control its deformation, since the foolish article is usually flat. This significantly improves the reliability of operation. In addition, the foliated article being in the opening means according to its low thickness, the opening means can be thin and are thus shaped so as to oppose a direct grip of a foliated article by the user with his fingers when the foliated article is in the stacking position.

In the dispenser according to the invention, access to the articles is possible only by soliciting the actuating means. No foliated article is prehensile before the actuating means have been requested to move a foliated article in dispensing position, which requires the user to perform a prior action to seize an article. Access to articles is thus indirect and the time taken for an article is increased. This forces the user wanting to take more than one item to stay in front of the distributor for a longer period, which increases its exposure to other people and causes a psychological discomfort most often dissuasive. In addition, the opening means by which the articles can be removed are opposite because located on either side of the bundle stored, which forces the user to change hands to seize an article so comfortable while soliciting the actuating means. The fact of changing hands between two successive shots effectively increases the time of taking an article and thus increases the psychological discomfort of the user. Finally, the realization of numerous successive shots becomes a painful action due to the succession of different actions to be performed in an orderly and coordinated manner.

In the dispenser according to the invention, the article moved by the actuating means slides on the adjacent article without driving it in its movement, which ensures the reliable distribution of a single article at each solicitation of the means of action. actuation. In the case of a "frenetic" reciprocating movement of the vandal actuating means, the article moved by the actuating means is moved towards one of the opening means and then towards the other of the opening means but can always be removed by one of the two opening means located on either side of the bundle stored. During this "frenzied" movement, the other articles remain motionless due to the relative sliding between the moved article and the adjacent article, which effectively limits the risk of damage to the dispenser and the stack of the package which remains as such. orderly and functional for a satisfactory distribution.

Advantageously, the actuating means may comprise a friction pad displaceable alternately towards the first opening means and towards the second opening means. The friction pad has a coefficient of friction on a foliated article which is greater than the coefficient of friction of two articles foliated one on the other.

A friction pad is a simple, effective, robust and insensitive to the weather allowing to drive reliably a foliated article despite the sometimes very smooth surface state of the latter (paper or plastic for example).

In a first embodiment of the invention, the friction pad can be movable in a reciprocating movement towards the first opening means and the second opening means.

In a second embodiment of the invention, the friction pad can be movable in an alternating translational movement towards the first opening means and towards the second opening means.

The friction pad thus makes simple movements to be performed by the actuating means, and such movements can effectively move the foliated articles without damaging them.

Advantageously, the friction pad can be driven by a pivoting lever in a plane substantially parallel to the foliated articles stored in a package. The use of a pivoting lever makes it possible to use the leverage effect to size the effort to be performed by the user in a fine way according to whether one wants to facilitate the distribution of items or increase the effort that must provide the user.

Preferably, the actuating means may comprise a gripping member slidingly movable by the user in a light provided in a wall of the housing. The actuating means are thus contained inside the housing to be protected from external weather and against deliberate damage by malicious users.

Advantageously, the gripping member may protrude outside the housing by a length of less than or equal to about 4 cm, preferably less than or equal to about 2 cm. By limiting the length of the gripping member, and therefore the gripping ability of the user, it effectively limits the efforts that can apply the user on the actuating means and on the distributor, which reduces the risk of degradation of the dispenser.

Finally, the fact of limiting the ease of grip of the actuating means effectively discourages a user from making multiple successive shots.

Preferably, pressure means can maintain a contact pressure permanently between the friction pad and the bundle of folate articles to be received in the storage means.

The contact pressure between the friction pad and the set of foliated articles makes it possible to increase the friction of the pad on the article to be moved, which makes the operation of the dispenser more reliable.

According to a first variant, the storage means may be shaped such that the set of foliated articles, when received in the storage means, rests against the friction pad under the effect of gravity. This guarantees the maintenance of a contact pressure simply and effectively. To ensure a minimum contact pressure to the distribution of the last article, a weight can be added on top of the package, for example in the form of a plate.

Alternatively or additionally, the pressure means may comprise means for resiliently returning the friction pad against the bundle of foliated articles when it is received in the storage means and / or the elastic return means of the bundle of articles. foliated articles when received in the storage means against the friction pad.

The elastic return means make it possible to induce a satisfactory contact pressure irrespective of the orientation of the distributor relative to the vertical direction defined by gravity. Means for adjusting the return force can also be provided according to the surface condition of the foliated articles to be dispensed.

Advantageously, the storage means may comprise a wafer support plate resiliently biased towards the friction pad. The support plate progressively moves the articles towards the opening means under the action of the return means as folate articles are taken. The opening means can thus be stationary, such as openings provided in the housing, and can be dimensioned in a sufficiently narrow manner to allow only one article to pass through.

• la plaque de support de liasse comporte une extrémité fixe articulée à pivotement sur une face intérieure du boîtier par des moyens de charnière,
• la plaque de support de liasse comporte une extrémité libre, rappelée élastiquement vers le patin de friction,
• le patin de friction se trouve sensiblement en correspondance de l'extrémité libre de la plaque de support de liasse.

Preferably, it can be provided that:

• the bundle support plate has a fixed end articulated pivotally on an inner face of the housing by hinge means,
• the bundle support plate has a free end resiliently biased towards the friction pad,
• the friction pad is substantially in correspondence of the free end of the bundle support plate.

Such a distributor has a simple architecture, reliable and robust.

Advantageously, the bundle support plate may have a width greater than that of the foliated articles to be received in the storage means. Such a bundle support plate allows precise guidance of the foliated articles to the opening means during their lateral displacement in the dispensing position.

Preferably, the bundle support plate may have a shorter length than the foliated articles to be received in the storage means. Such a bundle support plate makes it possible to avoid a stuffing of the dispenser box and / or a jamming of the support plate when the foliated articles comprise a weld zone at their end disposed in the vicinity of the free end of the plate. of support that induces a local extra thickness of the package.

Advantageously, the opening means may each be in the form of a slot having a width dimensioned so as to oppose that a user can introduce his fingers into the housing. In practice, the width of the slot-shaped opening means may be chosen less than or equal to approximately 1.5 cm, preferably less than approximately 1 cm.

Advantageously, the dispenser may include means for indicating the quantity of foliated articles stored in the housing, preferably a slot made in a wall of the housing and extending substantially in the stacking direction of the package intended to be received in the storage means.

• la figure 1 est une vue de face en coupe partielle d'un distributeur selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, avec des articles foliés en position d'empilement ;
• la figure 2 est une vue de face en coupe partielle du distributeur de la figure 1, avec un article folié en position de distribution ;
• la figure 3 est une vue de côté du distributeur des figures 1 et 2 ;
• la figure 4 est une vue en coupe partielle du distributeur de la figure 3 ;
• la figure 5 est une vue en coupe partielle d'un distributeur d'articles foliés selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
• la figure 6 est une vue de côté en coupe partielle du distributeur de la figure 5 ;
• la figure 7 est une vue de côté d'un distributeur selon une variante du premier mode de réalisation ; et
• la figure 8 est une vue de côté en coupe du distributeur de la figure 7.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of particular embodiments, with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:

• the figure 1 is a front view in partial section of a dispenser according to a first embodiment of the invention, with foliated articles in the stacking position;
• the figure 2 is a partial sectional front view of the dispenser of the figure 1 with a foliated article in distribution position;
• the figure 3 is a side view of the distributor of figures 1 and 2 ;
• the figure 4 is a partial sectional view of the dispenser of the figure 3 ;
• the figure 5 is a partial sectional view of a foliated article dispenser according to a second embodiment of the invention;
• the figure 6 is a partial sectional side view of the dispenser of the figure 5 ;
• the figure 7 is a side view of a dispenser according to a variant of the first embodiment; and
• the figure 8 is a sectional side view of the dispenser of the figure 7 .

On the Figures 1 to 8 are illustrated two particular embodiments of distributors of foliated articles according to the invention, ensuring the distribution of canine excrement bags. The invention is however not limited to the distribution of canine excrement bags but allows the distribution of any article made from a sheet-shaped material and being in a substantially flat shape. The invention is for example applicable to the distribution of disposable protective gloves for users wishing to use fuel at a fuel pump.

• un boîtier 3 généralement parallélépipédique comprenant des premier et deuxième moyens d'ouverture 4a et 4b,
• des moyens de stockage 5, conformés pour recevoir et stocker dans une position d'empilement une pluralité d'articles foliés 2 empilés les uns sur les autres sous forme d'une liasse 6 selon une direction d'empilement I-I (figure 4 et figure 5), et disposés entre les moyens d'ouverture 4a et 4b,
• des moyens d'actionnement 7 adaptés pour déplacer l'article folié 2a frontal situé sur une face de la liasse 6 depuis sa position d'empilement (figure 1) vers une position de distribution (figure 2) par glissement latéral sur l'article folié adjacent 2b en direction de l'un des moyens d'ouverture 4a et 4b (en l'occurrence le premier moyen d'ouverture 4a), et adaptés pour déplacer ensuite l'article folié adjacent 2b depuis sa position d'empilement vers une position de distribution par glissement latéral sur l'article folié suivant en direction de l'autre des moyens d'ouverture 4a et 4b (en l'occurrence le deuxième moyen d'ouverture 4b).

On the Figures 1 to 8 , there is shown a distributor 1 of foliated articles 2, comprising:

• a generally parallelepipedic housing 3 comprising first and second opening means 4a and 4b,
• storage means 5, shaped to receive and store in a stacking position a plurality of foliated articles 2 stacked on each other in the form of a bundle 6 in a stacking direction II ( figure 4 and figure 5 ), and arranged between the opening means 4a and 4b,
• actuating means 7 adapted to move the foliated article 2a frontal located on a face of the bundle 6 from its stacking position ( figure 1 ) to a distribution position ( figure 2 ) by lateral sliding on the adjacent foliated article 2b towards one of the opening means 4a and 4b (in this case the first opening means 4a), and adapted to then move the adjacent fob article 2b from its stacking position to a lateral sliding distribution position on the next follicle article towards the other of the opening means 4a and 4b (in this case the second opening means 4b).

The housing 3 and the opening means 4a, 4b are shaped so as to oppose direct gripping of a foliated article 2 by the user by means of his fingers when the foliated article 2 is in the storage position ( figures 1 and 5 ).

In distribution position ( figure 2 ), said foliated article 2a is positioned to be grasped and pulled by a user through the first opening means 4a. In this case, the foliated article 2a is engaged laterally in the first opening means 4a to protrude out of the housing 3. Alternatively, the foliated article 2a can be moved laterally into the dispensing position while remaining inside. of the housing 3 while being gripping by the user (distribution position only) by engagement of his fingers in the housing 3 through the first opening means 4a.

In both embodiments according to the invention, the actuating means 7 comprise a friction pad 8 alternately displaceable towards the first opening means 4a and towards the second opening means 4b, which are located on both sides. other storage means 5 and are therefore substantially opposite.

In the first embodiment illustrated on the Figures 1 to 4 , the friction pad 8 is movable in a reciprocating rotational movement (illustrated by the double arrow 9) to the first opening means 4a and the second opening means 4b.

In the second embodiment illustrated on the Figures 5 and 6 , the friction pad 8 is movable in an alternating translational movement (illustrated by the double arrow 10) to the first opening means 4a and to the second opening means 4b.

We see more particularly the Figures 1 to 4 that the friction pad 8 is mounted on a lever 11 pivoting in a plane P1 substantially parallel to the foliated articles 2 stored in package 6. To do this, the lever 11 is pivotally mounted around the direction II-II by means of a pivot 12.

In the embodiment illustrated on the Figures 5 and 6 , the friction pad 8 is guided in translation in the direction III-III by engagement in a slideway 13 extending along the direction III-III. According to one variant, the friction pad 8 of the Figures 5 and 6 can be guided in a rotational or quasi-rotational movement by means of a slide having a circular or substantially circular slide path.

It should be noted that the friction pad 8 of the Figures 5 and 6 can be driven in translation in the slide 13 by a lever similar to that illustrated on the Figures 1 to 4 .

In all the embodiments illustrated on the Figures 1 to 8 , the actuating means 7 comprise a gripping member 14 accessible to the user. In the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4 , the gripping member 14 is a free end portion of the lever 11, which passes through a slot 15 of the casing 3, and which projects out of the casing 3.

In the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6 , the gripping member 14 is an actuating button integral with the friction pad 8 and passing through a slot 16 forming the slide 13. The gripping member 14 protrudes outside the casing 3 by a length L less than or equal to about 4 cm, preferably less than or equal to about 2 cm, to prevent the application of excessive force by a malicious user.

In the embodiment of Figures 5 and 6 , the housing 3 comprises an upper wall 3a intended to be oriented towards the sky, and a lower wall 3b intended to be oriented towards the ground. The storage means 5 are shaped such that the bundle 6 of foliated articles 2 intended to be received in the storage means 5 rests against the friction pad 8 under the effect of gravity. The orientation of the housing 3 as well as the conformation of the storage means 5 are therefore pressure means for maintaining a contact pressure permanently between the friction pad 8 and the bundle 6 of folate articles 2 received in the means of storage 5.

In order to ensure a minimum contact pressure between the friction pad and the foliated article to be distributed to the last article to be dispensed, a weight in the form of a heavy plate 17 resting on the top of the bundle is provided. 6.

In the embodiment illustrated on the Figures 1 to 4 also provided are pressure means 18 for maintaining a contact pressure permanently between the friction pad 8 and the bundle 6 of folate articles 2 received in the storage means 5.

In this case, the pressure means 18 comprise elastic return means 19 which push against the friction pad 8 the bundle 6 of foliated articles 2 in position in the storage means 5. Alternatively or additionally, it is possible to provide elastic return means that push the friction pad 8 against the set 6 of foliated articles 2 in position in the storage means 5.

We see more particularly on the figure 4 that the storage means 5 comprise a support plate 20 of bundle 6 resiliently biased towards the friction pad 8 by the elastic return means 19 in the form of an elastic blade, one end of which is fixed to the support plate 20 and of which the other end is sliding against an inner face 3c of the housing 3. The support plate 20 of the package 6 has a fixed end 20a pivotally articulated on the housing 3 by hinge means 21, and has a free end 20b elastically biased towards the friction pad 8 by the elastic return means 19. The support plate 20 is pivotally mounted around the IV-IV direction.

Preferably, the hinge means 21 are fixed on the sides of the housing 3, in the vicinity of the front wall of the housing 3, to promote the tilting of the storage means 5 towards the friction pad 8.

The friction pad 8 is substantially in correspondence of a plate section near the free end 20b of the wiper support plate 6.

In the embodiment illustrated on the Figures 1 to 4 , the support plate 20 of bundle 6 has a width ℓ greater than that of the foliated articles 2 intended to be received in the storage means 5, and has a length L1 less than that of the folate articles 2 intended to be received in the means The foliated articles 2 thus protrude out of the support plate 20 beyond the free end 20b.

In both embodiments illustrated on the Figures 1 to 8 , the opening means 4a and 4b are each in the form of a slot 21a or 21b having a width ℓ1 sized to oppose that a user can introduce his fingers into the housing 3. In the species, the width ℓ1 slots 21a and 21b is less than or equal to about 1.5 cm, preferably less than 1 cm.

We see more particularly on the figure 3 that the housing 3 comprises means 23 indicating the amount of foliated articles 2 stored in the housing 3. The indicating means 23 are in the form of a slot 24 formed in a wall of the housing and s' extending substantially in the stacking direction II of the bundle 6 intended to be received in the storage means 5.

The bundle 6 may be constituted by a simple stack of foliated articles 2 independent of each other or may, alternatively, be in the form of a stack of a plurality of foliated articles 2 linked to each other.

In the embodiments illustrated on the Figures 1 to 8 , the foliated articles 2 comprise at one of their ends perforations 25a and 25b allowing the passage of attachment means 26a and 26b. The foliated articles 2 also include a pre-cut zone 27 intended to tear when the foliated article 2 is taken. The precut zone 27 may, however, be omitted in the case where the perforations 25a and 25b can tear under one another. effect of the traction of the user applied to the foliated article 2 during its withdrawal through the opening means 4a or 4b.

In the variant of the first embodiment illustrated on the figures 7 and 8 , we find the essential elements of the distributor of Figures 1 to 4 , with some amenities. The housing 3 comprises a housing body 40 open towards the front and on which a front door 41 is articulated along a lower transverse axis 42. The upper part of the door 41 is selectively retained on the housing body 40 by a latch 43, and the door 41 can swing forwards and downwards around the axis 42, its lower end coming at the end of the opening stroke, bearing against an elastic stop 44. The opening means 4a and 4b are shown with a relatively large width ℓ1, for illustrative purposes to more easily distinguish the friction pad 8. However, their effective width may be reduced, to prevent penetration of a user's finger.

In this same embodiment of the figure 8 , the pivot 12 of the lever 11 is mounted on a plate 45 held on the inner face of the door 41 by a nut 46 engaged on the latch 43. The plate 45 comprises a plurality of receiving housings of the pivot 12, to adjust the height friction pad 8 at different heights of foliated articles. Similarly, the lever 11 may comprise several orifices for the pivot 12, to adapt the height of the friction pad 8.

The operation of the dispenser 1 according to the invention will now be explained using the Figures 1 to 4 .

When the dispenser 1 has just been refilled by a bundle 6 of foliated articles 2, it is substantially in the configuration illustrated on the figure 1 . The foliated articles 2 are stacked one on the other in the stacking direction II between the opening means 4a and 4b. The attachment means 26a and 26b contribute to maintaining the stack of the bundle 6. When a user wishes to remove the foliated article 2a, he moves the lever 11 pivotally around the direction II-II according to a pivoting movement illustrated by the arrow 25, by actuation of the external section acting as a gripping member 14 ( figure 1 ).

During this movement of the lever 11, the friction pad 8 drives the foliated article 2a, possibly creasing it a little but without damaging it, from its stacking position to its dispensing position ( figure 2 ). During this movement, the foliated article 2a slides on the adjacent foliated article 2b, which makes it possible not to deform the package 6.

In the dispensing position, the foliated article 2a is positioned so that it can be entered and pulled by a user. In this case, a corner 28 of the foliated article 2a protrudes through the slot 21a of the first opening means 4a and thus protrudes outside the housing 3.

The user can then enter the corner 28 and perform a traction illustrated by the arrow 29 to output the foliated article 2a of the housing 3. The traction exerted by the user causes a tearing of the precut area 27 from point A to at point B, which frees folate article 2a.

During this traction, the lever 11 remains substantially stationary. After removal of the foliated article 2a, the friction pad 8 bears against the adjacent foliated article 2b. To remove the adjacent foliate article 2b after the foliated article 2a has been extracted from the housing 3, the user will have to move the lever 11 in an opposite rotational movement illustrated by the arrow 30 ( figure 2 ). This movement will cause engagement of the corner 31 of the folished article 2b in the slot 21b of the second opening means 4b.

As the foliated articles 2 are distributed, the elastic return means 19 move the support plate 20 towards the friction pad 8 to maintain a sufficient contact pressure between the friction pad 8 and the foliated article 2 in contact, to ensure its movement towards one of the opening means 4a or 4b.

In the case of a user having a vandal behavior, it will frantically shift the lever 11 alternately according to the movement illustrated by the double arrow 9. This movement will result only to lead the folié article 2a alternatively towards the opening means 4a and 4b without affecting the stack of the bundle 6, because of the sliding between the foliated article 2a and the adjacent foliated article 2b (possibly combined with stack maintenance means) of the bundle 6 such that the attachment means 26a and 26b). And the foliated article 2a can still be removed through one or other of the opening means 4a and 4b.

The operation of the dispenser 1 according to the second embodiment of the invention illustrated on the Figures 5 and 6 is similar to the one shown on the Figures 1 to 4 . The extraction of a foliated article 2 is done by translational displacement of the friction pad 8 in the slide 13. The distributor 1 of the Figures 5 and 6 However, in the absence of elastic return means 19 pressing the bundle 6 against the friction pad 8 (or vice versa), a specific orientation with respect to the vertical direction defined by gravity, the upper wall 3 a being a wall of above and the bottom wall 3b being a bottom wall.

Braking means may be provided for braking the displacement of the friction pad 8 and increase the effort to be provided by the user for the removal of a foliated article 2.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments which have been explicitly described, but it includes the various variants and generalizations thereof within the scope of the claims below.

Claims (15)

1. Dispenser (1) for flat products (2), comprising:

   - a housing (3) comprising a first (4a) opening means,

   - storage means (5) configured to receive and store in a stacking position a plurality of flat products (2) stacked on one another in the form of a bundle (6) in a stacking direction (I-I),

   - manual actuating means (7) adapted to move the front flat product (2a) situated on a face of the bundle (6) from its stacking position towards a dispensing position in the direction of the first opening means (4a),

   - in the dispensing position, the said flat product (2a) is positioned so as to be able to be seized and pulled by a user through the said first opening means (4a), characterised in that:

   - the housing (3) comprises a second (4b) opening means,

   - the opening means (4a, 4b) are arranged laterally on the housing (3), on either side of the storage means (5),

   - the actuating means (7) are adapted to move the front flat product (2a) by sliding on the adjacent flat product (2b) in the direction of one of the opening means (4a, 4b), and adapted to then move the adjacent flat product (2b) from its stacking position towards a dispensing position by sliding on the following flat product in the direction of the other of the opening means (4a, 4b),

   - the housing (3) and the opening means (4a, 4b) are configured so as to oppose direct gripping of a flat product (2) by the user by means of his fingers when the flat product (2a) is in the stacking position.
2. Dispenser (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the actuating means (7) comprise a friction pad (8) which can be moved alternately towards the first opening means (4a) and towards the second opening means (4b).
3. Dispenser (1) according to claim 2, characterised in that the friction pad (8) can be moved with an alternating rotational movement towards the first opening means (4a) and towards the second opening means (4b).
4. Dispenser (1) according to claim 2, characterised in that the friction pad (8) can be moved with an alternating translational movement towards the first opening means (4a) and towards the second opening means (4b).
5. Dispenser (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterised in that the friction pad (8) is driven by a lever (11) pivoting in a plane (P1) substantially parallel to the flat products (2) stored in a bundle (6).
6. Dispenser (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the actuating means (7) comprise a gripping member (14) which can be moved slidably by the user in an aperture (15, 16) provided in a wall of the housing (3).
7. Dispenser (1) according to claim 6, characterised in that the gripping member (14) protrudes outside the housing (3) by a length (L) less than or equal to about 4 cm, preferably less than or equal to about 2 cm.
8. Dispenser (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterised in that pressure means (3, 5, 18) maintain a permanent contact pressure between the friction pad (8) and the bundle (6) of flat products (2) which is intended to be received in the storage means (5).
9. Dispenser (1) according to claim 8, characterised in that the storage means (5) are configured such that the bundle (6) of flat products (2), when it is received in the storage means (5), rests bearing against the friction pad (8) under the effect of gravity.
10. Dispenser (1) according to either of claims 8 and 9, characterised in that the pressure means (18) comprise means for elastically returning the friction pad (8) against the bundle (6) of flat products (2) when it is received in the storage means (5) and/or means (19) for elastically returning the bundle (6) of flat products (2) when it is received in the storage means (5) against the friction pad (8).
11. Dispenser (1) according to claim 10, characterised in that the storage means (5) comprise a plate (20) for supporting the bundle (6) returned elastically towards the friction pad (8), and preferably having width (ℓ) greater than that of the flat products (2) intended to be received in the storage means (5), and a length (L1) less than that of the flat products (2) intended to be received in the storage means (5).
12. Dispenser (1) according to claim 11, characterised in that:

    - the plate (20) for supporting the bundle (6) comprises a fixed end (20a) pivotably articulated on the housing (3) by hinge means (21),

    - the plate (20) for supporting the bundle (6) comprises a free end (20b), returned elastically towards the friction pad (8),

    - the friction pad (8) is substantially in register with the free end (20b) of the plate (20) for supporting the bundle (6).
13. Dispenser (1) according to either of claims 11 and 12, characterised in that the housing (3) comprises a housing body (40) open towards the front, and a front door (41) articulated on the housing (3) about a transverse axis (42) and bearing a mounting plate (45) on which are mounted the actuating means (7) at an adjustable height.
14. Dispenser (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the opening means (4a, 4b) are each in the form of a slot (21a, 21b) having a width (ℓ1) dimensioned so as to oppose a user from being able to insert his fingers into the housing (3), for example a width (ℓ1) less than or equal to about 1,5 cm, preferably less than about 1 cm.
15. Dispenser (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterised in that it comprises means (23) for indicating the quantity of flat products (2) stored in the housing (3), preferably a slot (24) made in a wall of the housing (3) and extending substantially in the stacking direction (I-I) of the bundle (6) intended to be received in the storage means (5).

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