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Electronic towel dispenser

  • US 4,826,262 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1988
  • Issued: 05/02/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A continuous towel dispenser including a cabinet having means therein for dispensing a predetermined length of clean towel from said cabinet at a towel use position and for storing the towel after it is soiled during use, said dispenser comprising:

  • a motion sensor for detecting movement by the towel user within the towel use position and providing a first control signal in response thereto;

    towel discharge means coupled to said motion sensor and responsive to said first control signal for discharging a predetermined length of clean towel at the towel use position in response to removal of the towel from the cabinet by a user;

    an idler roller mounted in said cabinet coupled to and providing support for the soiled towel after it is used, said idler roller movable from a first position wherein a length of towel is stored in said cabinet to a second position wherein a portion of the towel stored in the first position is available outside said cabinet, said movement of said idler roller being in response to removal of the towel from the cabinet by a user;

    displacement means coupled to said idler roller and to said motion sensor and responsive to an absence of said first control signal from said motion sensor indicating no movement within the towel use position for moving said idler roller from said second to said first position in drawing the soiled towel into the cabinet; and

    towel takeup means coupled to said idler roller and responsive to its position for rolling up the soiled towel within the cabinet after said idler roller is moved to said first position.

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