Towel dispensers
First Claim
1. A sheet material dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising;
a main body, wherein the main body comprises an interior surface with respect to the housing;
a loading door movable between a closed position and an open position relative to the main body, wherein the loading door comprises an interior surface with respect to the housing; and
a cavity formed between the loading door and the main body, wherein the cavity is sized to house a roll of sheet material therein;
a main body roller positioned on a portion of the interior surface of the main body, wherein the main body roller is mounted within the main body in a recessed manner with respect to the portion of the interior surface such that only a portion of the main body roller is visible; and
a loading door roller positioned on a portion of the interior surface of the loading door, wherein the loading door roller is mounted within the loading door in a recessed manner with respect to the portion of the interior surface such that only a portion of the loading door roller is visible,wherein the loading door roller and the main body roller are positioned within the housing so as to be hidden from a user when the loading door is in the closed position, wherein the loading door roller is visible to the user when the loading door is in the open position,wherein, when the loading door is in the open position, the loading door roller is spaced apart from the main body roller and an opening is formed, wherein the opening is sized to enable the user to insert the roll of sheet material into the cavity.
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Abstract
A towel dispenser includes a housing mounted to a wall and defining an interior space for receiving toweling comprising a roll of towels, the interior space comprising a curved surface configured to receive the roll of towels in floating engagement therewith such that the roll of towels rolls and slides on the curved surface during unwinding of the roll of towels. The towel dispenser further includes a loading door configured to rotate relative to the main body, when the main body is mounted to a wall, between a closed position in which the loading door extends over a top of and closes off the interior space of the main body in which toweling is received, and an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein without obstruction by the loading door, with the loading door extending upwardly above and over a top of the housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A sheet material dispenser comprising:
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a housing comprising; a main body, wherein the main body comprises an interior surface with respect to the housing; a loading door movable between a closed position and an open position relative to the main body, wherein the loading door comprises an interior surface with respect to the housing; and a cavity formed between the loading door and the main body, wherein the cavity is sized to house a roll of sheet material therein; a main body roller positioned on a portion of the interior surface of the main body, wherein the main body roller is mounted within the main body in a recessed manner with respect to the portion of the interior surface such that only a portion of the main body roller is visible; and a loading door roller positioned on a portion of the interior surface of the loading door, wherein the loading door roller is mounted within the loading door in a recessed manner with respect to the portion of the interior surface such that only a portion of the loading door roller is visible, wherein the loading door roller and the main body roller are positioned within the housing so as to be hidden from a user when the loading door is in the closed position, wherein the loading door roller is visible to the user when the loading door is in the open position, wherein, when the loading door is in the open position, the loading door roller is spaced apart from the main body roller and an opening is formed, wherein the opening is sized to enable the user to insert the roll of sheet material into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sheet material dispenser comprising:
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a body comprising an interior surface; a loading door attached to the body and movable between a closed position and an open position relative to the body, wherein the loading door comprises an interior surface, wherein a cavity is formed between the loading door and the body, wherein the cavity is sized to hold a roll of sheet material in loose engagement therein; and a loading door roller positioned on a portion of the interior surface of the loading door, wherein the loading door roller is mounted within the loading door in a recessed manner with respect to the portion of the interior surface such that only a portion of the loading door roller is visible, wherein, in an instance in which the loading door is in the closed position, the loading door roller is hidden from a user, wherein, in an instance in which the loading door is in the open position, the loading door roller is visible to the user, wherein, in an instance in which the loading door is in the open position, the body is spaced apart from the loading door roller and an opening is formed therebetween, wherein the opening is sized to enable the user to insert the roll of sheet material into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A sheet material dispenser comprising:
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a body comprising an interior surface; a loading door attached to the body and movable between a closed position and an open position relative to the body, wherein the loading door comprises an interior surface, wherein a cavity is formed between the loading door and the body, wherein the cavity is sized to hold a roll of sheet material in loose engagement therein; and a body roller positioned on a portion of the interior surface of the body, wherein the body roller is mounted within the body in a recessed manner with respect to the portion of the interior surface such that only a portion of the body roller is visible, wherein, in an instance in which the loading door is in the closed position, the body roller is hidden from a user, wherein, in an instance in which the loading door is in the open position, the body roller is visible to the user, wherein, in an instance in which the loading door is in the open position, the loading door is spaced apart from the body roller and an opening is formed therebetween, wherein the opening is sized to enable the user to insert the roll of sheet material into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification