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Apparatus for dispensing rolled flexible sheet material

  • US 5,314,131 A
  • Filed: 01/04/1993
  • Issued: 05/24/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for storing and dispensing a plurality of rolls of flexible sheet material, comprising:

  • a housing defining a storage section and a dispensing section;

    a storage mandrel for receiving and co-axially supporting within said storage section a reserve roll of sheet material;

    a dispensing mandrel movable between a first position wherein a supply roll of sheet material may be co-axially rotatably supported within said dispensing section for dispensing material therefrom, and a second position for user withdrawal of a depleted roll core from the dispensing mandrel; and

    transfer means for automatically transferring a reserve roll from a reserve position on the storage mandrel to a dispensing position on the dispensing mandrel, responsive to said dispensing mandrel substantially arriving at said first position after withdrawal of a depleted roll core.

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