ENGAGING AND DISPLACING DRIVEN ROLLER OF TOWELING DISPENSER BY CLOSING LOADING DOOR
First Claim
1. A method of dispensing towels from toweling with a dispenser, comprising:
- (a) extending the toweling exterior of the housing for grasping by a user; and
subsequent thereto,(b) retracting the toweling into the housing;
(c) wherein the housing comprises,(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 extend toweling there from, and(B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and(iii) a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing during extension from and retraction into the housing of the toweling, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and having a first toothed surface, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a second toothed surface that is configured to mesh with the first toothed surface,(iv) wherein at least one end of the first roller moves such that an axis of rotation of the first roller moves relative to the main body of the housing; and
(d) wherein the method further comprises the step of moving the loading door into the closed position after loading toweling within the dispenser, with the first roller being urged into engagement with the second roller when the loading door enters the closed position and the second roller acting on the first roller so as to displace at least one end of the first roller when the loading door enters the closed position.
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Abstract
A method of dispensing toweling includes: extending the toweling exterior of the housing for grasping by a user; and subsequently retracting the toweling into the housing. The housing includes a main body, a loading door configured to rotate relative to the main body between open and closed positions; and a guide system including a first roller attached to the main body and having a first toothed surface, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a second toothed surface that is configured to mesh with the first toothed surface. At least one end of the first roller moves such that an axis of rotation of the first roller moves relative to the main body of the housing. Moving the loading door into the closed position after loading toweling within the dispenser results in the first roller being urged into engagement with the second roller when the loading door enters the closed position and the second roller acting on the first roller so as to displace at least one end of the first roller when the loading door enters the closed position.
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1. A method of dispensing towels from toweling with a dispenser, comprising:
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(a) extending the toweling exterior of the housing for grasping by a user; and
subsequent thereto,(b) retracting the toweling into the housing; (c) wherein the housing comprises, (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 extend toweling there from, and (B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and (iii) a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing during extension from and retraction into the housing of the toweling, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and having a first toothed surface, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a second toothed surface that is configured to mesh with the first toothed surface, (iv) wherein at least one end of the first roller moves such that an axis of rotation of the first roller moves relative to the main body of the housing; and (d) wherein the method further comprises the step of moving the loading door into the closed position after loading toweling within the dispenser, with the first roller being urged into engagement with the second roller when the loading door enters the closed position and the second roller acting on the first roller so as to displace at least one end of the first roller when the loading door enters the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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