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Paper towel dispensing system

  • US 5,205,454 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1992
  • Issued: 04/27/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of separating individual segments from a web of sheet material divided into segments by a plurality of perforated tear lines, said perforated tear lines being spaced from one another and extending across the width of said web, and said segments including an end-most segment, said method comprising the steps of:

  • pulling said end-most segment by applying a pulling force on said end-most segment in a predetermined direction;

    during said pulling step, transporting said end-most segment through a nip defined by nip rollers;

    pressing said rollers together and deforming at least one of the nip roller rollers to create a drag force on said end-most segment with said rollers as said end-most segment passes through said nip, said drag force being opposed to said pulling force;

    utilizing said opposed pulling and drag forces to tear said web of sheet material along the perforated tear line separating the end-most segment from an adjacent segment as said end-most segment is transported through said nip; and

    completing the tearing of said perforated tear line separating the end-most segment from said adjacent segment after a portion of the adjacent segment has passed through said nip.

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