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Flexible sheet material roll dispensing

  • US 4,236,679 A
  • Filed: 06/21/1979
  • Issued: 12/02/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a dispenser for flexible sheet material having at least one roll of sheet material and mechanism to pass sheet material from the roll out of the dispenser, a method for promoting feeding of sheet material from the roll and out of the dispenser comprising the steps of:

  • resting the roll surface on a feed roller;

    passing sheet material from the roll between the roll surface and the feed roller to rotate the roll and feed roller incident withdrawal of material from the roll;

    guiding downward movement of the roll through an arc spaced from the axis of the feed roller as the roll diameter diminishes incident depletion of material on the roll to increase driving pressure between the roll and feed roller surfaces; and

    passing the essentially depleted roll past the feed roller surface of discard.

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