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Apparatus and Methods Usable in Connection With Dispensing Flexible Sheet Material From a Roll

  • US 20080087758A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2007
  • Published: 04/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material, comprising:

  • a support for rotatably supporting a roll of sheet material;

    a feed mechanism for advancing the sheet material from said roll;

    a motor for driving the feed mechanism;

    a plurality of sensors spaced along a width of said sheet material for detecting respective leading edge portions of said sheet material and outputting respective signals indicative thereof, and a control device for receiving said respective signals and controlling said motor to drive said feed mechanism to dispense a predetermined length of the sheet material from the point at which a leading edge portion is first detected by one of said plurality of sensors.

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