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Electronic paper towel dispenser

  • US 4,796,825 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1987
  • Issued: 01/10/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A paper towel dispenser comprising a cabinet means including a back panel, a top pivotally secured to said back panel, a first side panel secured to said back panel, a second side panel having a side opening and secured to said back panel, a front panel secured to said first and second side panels, and a bottom panel having a bottom opening and secured to said first and second side panels and to said front and back panels, a motor means secured to said back panel for producing rotational energy;

  • a control circuit means mounted in said cabinet means and comprising a touchless switch means for energizing and de-energizing said motor means and dispensing paper towels in a sanitary manner;

    cone-shaped bearing means coupled to said motor means and frictionally, rotationally engages one side of paper towels for dispensing same when said motor means is energized;

    a stop member mounted to said back panel;

    a second bearing means releasably engaging another side of the paper towels and supporting the same while being rotationally dispensed when the cone-shaped bearing means is rotated by the motor means;

    a bracket assembly integrally bound to said second bearing means and superimposed over the stop member and slidably mounted along the back panel in proximity to said side opening; and

    a means secured to said stop member and to said bracket assembly for biasing said bracket assembly away from said stop member and for biasing said second bearing means towards said paper towels.

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