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Portable, vertically oriented automatic towel dispenser apparatus

  • US 10,602,888 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2018
  • Issued: 03/31/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sheet material dispenser, the sheet material dispenser comprising:

  • a housing comprising a top and a bottom, wherein the bottom supports the housing in a vertical orientation, wherein the housing further defines an interior space sized to receive a sheet material roll in a vertical orientation for vertical support thereof during dispensing of sheet material from the sheet material roll;

    a loading door rotatably connected to the housing, wherein the loading door rotates between a closed position covering the interior space and an open position, wherein, when the loading door is in the open position, a sheet material roll is able to be inserted into the interior space;

    a housing roller positioned on the housing so as to engage a leading edge of the sheet material from the sheet material roll when the loading door is in the closed position and the sheet material roll is installed within the interior space with the leading edge of the sheet material roll extending between the loading door and the housing; and

    a motor assembly operatively connected to the housing roller to cause dispensing of a portion of the sheet material from the sheet material roll.

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