HANDS-FREE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AND DISPENSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A hands-free paper towel dispenser, comprising a dispensing unit (1) having an outer front wall (2);
- two outer side walls (3);
a housing (4) for holding a pile (5) of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven comprising bundles (6), said bundles (6) comprising connecting means (7) between the bundles (6), said outer front wall (2) comprising an access opening (8) to the pile (5) of the web of towels, through which the bundles (6) of a continuous accordion-like folded web of towels are inserted into said housing (4) and added to the bottom of the pile (5);
a dispensing opening (9) for the web of towels; and
a feeding mechanism (10) comprising a member for controlling the dispensing (11) of the web of towels from the upper part of the pile (5), a drive unit (16) and a braking arrangement (12) for the web of towels, the feeding mechanism (10) being arranged to position the web of towels in a starting mode (13) in the dispensing opening (9).
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Abstract
A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.
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28 Claims
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1. A hands-free paper towel dispenser, comprising a dispensing unit (1) having an outer front wall (2);
- two outer side walls (3);
a housing (4) for holding a pile (5) of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven comprising bundles (6), said bundles (6) comprising connecting means (7) between the bundles (6), said outer front wall (2) comprising an access opening (8) to the pile (5) of the web of towels, through which the bundles (6) of a continuous accordion-like folded web of towels are inserted into said housing (4) and added to the bottom of the pile (5);
a dispensing opening (9) for the web of towels; and
a feeding mechanism (10) comprising a member for controlling the dispensing (11) of the web of towels from the upper part of the pile (5), a drive unit (16) and a braking arrangement (12) for the web of towels, the feeding mechanism (10) being arranged to position the web of towels in a starting mode (13) in the dispensing opening (9). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- two outer side walls (3);
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15. The hands-free paper towel dispensing system, comprising:
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a unit of consumable articles comprising a pile (5) of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven material web comprising bundles (6), and connecting means (7) between the bundles (6); a dispensing unit (1) comprising an outer front wall (2) and two outer side walls (3), a housing (4) for holding said pile (5), said outer front wall (2) having an access opening (8), a dispensing opening (9) for the web of towels, a feeding mechanism (10) comprising a member for controlling the dispensing (11) of the web of towels from the upper part of the pile (5), a drive unit (16) and a braking arrangement (12) for the web of towels; the unit of consumable articles being located within the dispensing unit (1) and inserted through the access opening (8) into the housing (4) for holding the unit of consumable articles as the bundles (6) of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven material web is added to the bottom of the pile (5), the unit of consumable articles being further connected by the web of towels from the upper part of the pile (5) to the dispensing unit via the braking arrangement (12) and out through the dispensing opening (9), whereas the feeding mechanism (10) positions the web of towels in a starting mode (13) in the dispensing opening (9) - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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