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Static build-up control in dispensing system

  • US 20050127232A1
  • Filed: 02/03/2005
  • Published: 06/16/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material comprising:

  • a chassis;

    a feed mechanism fixed to the chassis, the feed mechanism including at least one roller and being adapted to advance sheet material from a roll of sheet material across the roller;

    a electronic controller device affixed to the chassis proximate to the roller, the controller device being adapted to control dispensation of the sheet material; and

    a conductive path extending from the roller to a mounting member of the chassis, the mounting member being adapted to affix the chassis to a support surface, wherein static electricity built-up on the at least one roller as a result of dispensing sheet material is discharged through the conductive path.

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