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Power winding paper towel dispenser

  • US 4,270,818 A
  • Filed: 04/02/1979
  • Issued: 06/02/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a dispenser for roll paper toweling,a cabinet having an upper clean towel compartment and a lower spent towel compartment separated from said clean towel compartment,said cabinet also having front and rear walls and parallel side walls,a slot at the upper front portion of said cabinet for the withdrawal of clean toweling from said clean towel compartment,a slot spaced downwardly of said first slot for the insertion of spent toweling into said spent towel compartment,a recess for substantial depth between said slots to accommodate the grasping of clean toweling by the hands to withdraw clean toweling from said clean towel compartment,a spindle extending between said side walls across said spent towel compartment,means accommodating the attachment of spent paper toweling onto said spindle,a motor and a drive connection from said motor to said spindle,an energizing circuit for said motor deenergized by tension on the paper and energized as the paper toweling is withdrawn from said first slot for use,said energizing circuit including time delay switch means holding said motor from operation prior to winding spent toweling on said spindle for a time sufficient to accommodate drying of the spent paper toweling,said time delay switch having a switch arm adjacent said second slot and engaged by the paper as long as there is tension on the paper sufficient to maintain the paper taut across said recess.

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