ACCOMMODATING RETRACTION OF EXCESS TOWELING BACK INTO HOUSING OF AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER
First Claim
1. A method of dispensing towels from toweling with a dispenser, comprising:
- (a) extending the toweling exterior of a housing of the dispenser for grasping by a user; and
subsequent thereto,(b) retracting the toweling into the housing;
(c) wherein the toweling comprises a roll of paper towels and the dispenser is configured to unwind roll of paper towels during extension of toweling from the housing but not rewind the roll of paper towels during subsequent retraction of toweling into the housing, and(d) wherein a back side of the housing includes an opening that is configured such that excess toweling gathering within the housing may fall as a result of retraction of toweling back into the housing.
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Abstract
A method of dispensing towels from toweling with a dispenser includes: extending the toweling exterior of a housing of the dispenser for grasping by a user; and subsequent thereto, retracting the toweling into the housing. The toweling includes a roll of paper towels and the dispenser is configured to unwind roll of paper towels during extension of toweling from the housing but not rewind the roll of paper towels during subsequent retraction of toweling into the housing. A back side of the housing includes an opening that is configured such that excess toweling gathering within the housing may fall there through as a result of retraction back into the housing of excess toweling dispensed but not taken.
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20 Claims
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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 a housing of the dispenser for grasping by a user; and
subsequent thereto,(b) retracting the toweling into the housing; (c) wherein the toweling comprises a roll of paper towels and the dispenser is configured to unwind roll of paper towels during extension of toweling from the housing but not rewind the roll of paper towels during subsequent retraction of toweling into the housing, and (d) wherein a back side of the housing includes an opening that is configured such that excess toweling gathering within the housing may fall as a result of retraction of toweling back into the housing. - 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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