PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER WITH FIXED, AXIALLY ALIGNED ROLLER ON LOADING DOOR
First Claim
1. A towel dispenser, comprising:
- (a) a housing for receiving toweling, the housing comprising,(i) a main body,(ii) a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between,(A) a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels therefrom, and(B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and(iii) a guide system configured to guide the toweling while towels are dispensed from the housing, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door;
(b) wherein the second roller comprises an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the loading door regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween, and wherein an axis of rotation of the first roller is substantially parallel with the axis of rotation of the second roller regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween.
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Abstract
A towel dispenser includes a housing for receiving toweling. The housing includes a main body; a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position and an open position; and a guide system that includes a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door. The towel dispenser may include a motor for driving dispensing of the toweling from the housing and an associated sensor. The towel dispenser can be mounted to an underside of a cabinet. In an aspect, the second roller includes an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the loading door, and the first roller includes an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel with the axis of rotation of the second roller regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween.
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20 Claims
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1. A towel dispenser, comprising:
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(a) a housing for receiving toweling, the housing comprising, (i) a main body, (ii) a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between, (A) a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels therefrom, and (B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and (iii) a guide system configured to guide the toweling while towels are dispensed from the housing, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door; (b) wherein the second roller comprises an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the loading door regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween, and wherein an axis of rotation of the first roller is substantially parallel with the axis of rotation of the second roller regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An automatic paper towel dispenser, comprising:
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(a) toweling comprising a roll of perforated paper towels; and (b) a housing in which the roll of perforated paper towels is received for dispensing, the housing comprising, (i) a main body, (ii) a loading door that, in combination with the main body, defines a space within which the roll of perforated paper towels is received, the loading door being configured to rotate relative to the main body between, (A) a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels therefrom, and (B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and (iii) a guide system for guiding the toweling while towels are dispensed from the housing, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door, and (iv) a motor located within the housing for feeding the toweling outside of the housing during dispensing of a towel, (v) wherein the second roller comprises an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the loading door regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween, and wherein an axis of rotation of the first roller is substantially parallel with the axis of rotation of the second roller regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A towel-dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a cabinet; and (b) a paper towel dispenser mounted to an underside of the cabinet, the paper towel dispenser comprising a housing in which toweling comprising a roll of perforated paper towels is contained for dispensing, the housing comprising, (i) a main body, (ii) a loading door that, in combination with the main body, defines a space within which the roll of perforated paper towels is received, the loading door being configured to rotate relative to the main body between, (I) a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense paper towels from the roll of perforated paper towels, and (II) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive within the space the roll of perforated paper towels, and (iii) a guide system for guiding the toweling while dispensing paper towels from the housing, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door, and (iv) a motor located within the housing for driving dispensing of the paper towels from the housing, (v) wherein the second roller comprises an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the loading door regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween, and wherein an axis of rotation of the first roller is substantially parallel with the axis of rotation of the second roller regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification