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IN APPARATUS USEFUL IN DISPENSING SECTIONS OF SHEET MATERIAL SINGLY FROM A PACK THEREOF RETAINED VERTICALLY IN A DISPENSING CABINET, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING: A BASE PANEL ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE INNER FACE OF A VERTICAL WALL OF A DISPENSING CABINET, SAID PANEL HAVING VERTICALLY EXTENDING, FACING CHANNELS ALONG OPPOSITE EDGES THEREOF; A SLIDING ELEMENT RETAINED SLIDABLY IN THE FACING CHANNELS IN ESSENTIALLY FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH SAID BASE PANEL; MEANS TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF SAID SLIDING ELEMENT UPWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY; A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING, FLEXIBLE TONGUE CONNECTED AT ITS UPPER END TO SAID SLIDING ELEMENT FOR VERTICAL TRAVEL THEREWITH, THE UNSECURED LOWER END OF SAID TONGUE CARRYING A FRICTIONAL, SHEET ENGAGING ELEMENT FACING AWAY FROM SAID BASE PANEL; AN ACTUATING LEVER FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FLEXIBLE TONGUE INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY LATERALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ON THE SIDE OF SAID TONGUE FACING TOWARD SAID BASE PANEL AND THROUGH AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN PERMITTING UNIMPEDED MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND SAID LOWER LIMITS OF TRAVEL; AND BIASING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID SLIDING ELEMENT FOR RETURNING IT FROM ITS LIMIT OF DOWNWARD TRAVEL TO ITS LIMIT OF UPWARD TRAVEL AND TO MAINTAIN SAID SLIDING ELEMENT AT ITS UPPERMOST LIMIT UPON RELEASE OF SAID ACTUATING LEVER AT ITS LOWERMOST LIMIT, SAID TONGUE AND SAID FRICTIONAL, SHEET-ENGAGING ELEMENT NORMALLY BEING SPACED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE FACE OF THE FRONT SHEET OF SAID PACK, SAID TONGUE BEING SUFFICIENTLY LONG AND SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE ADJACENT THE UPPER END THEREOF TO PERMIT SAID TONGUE TO FLEX ABOUT SAID FLEXIBLE UPPER END IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID BASE PANEL AND TO BRING SAID FRICTIONAL ELEMENT INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FRONT AND EACH SUCCEEDING SHEET OF SAID PACK AS SAID SHEETS ARE DISPENSED, SAID BIASING MEANS ALONE OFFERING SUFFICIENT RESISTANCE TO INITIAL DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON SAID ACTUATING LEVER TO RESULT IN SAID TONGUE FLEXING ABOUT SAID FLEXIBLE UPPER END TO AN EXTENT SUFFICIENT TO BRING SAID FRICTIONAL ELEMENT INTO CONTACT WITH THE FRONT AND EACH SUCCEEDING FRONT SHEET OF SAID PACK AS SAID SHEETS ARE EXPOSED FOR DISPENSING, ADDITIONAL DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON SAID LEVER SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME SAID BIASING MEANS RESULTING IN DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID TONGUE AND OF SAID SLIDING ELEMENT TO FORWARD THE ENGAGED SHEET DOWNWARDLY, RELEASE OF SAID ACTUATING LEVER RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID FRICTIONAL ELEMENT FROM THE DOWNWARDLY FORWARDED SHEET WITH THE RETURN OF SAID TONGUE TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AND THE RETRACTION OF SAID SLIDING ELEMENT TO THE UPWARD LIMIT OF TRAVEL.