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Automatic dispenser for paper towels severable from a continuous roll

  • US 5,452,832 A
  • Filed: 11/15/1993
  • Issued: 09/26/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for dispensing paper towels severable from a continuous roll comprising:

  • a housing having a back plate, and a cover having a lower portion thereof being hingedly connected to a bottom portion of said housing, said cover including a dispensing port on the lower portion thereof;

    a support for a paper roll;

    a dragging roller and an opposing pressure roller for dragging a paper strip unrolled from said paper roll;

    a motor for operating said dragging roller;

    a cutting blade mounted in the dispensing port for severing a paper towel from the paper roll;

    transmission means provided between said motor and said dragging roller, mounted on a side shoulder integral with said housing,an ON-OFF circuit for supplying power to the motor for an adjustable, predetermined time period;

    a photocell for actuating said ON-OFF circuit;

    an electronic switch for supplying power to said ON-OFF circuit through a first enable circuit; and

    an alternative enable circuit including an emergency push button in parallel with said first enable circuit to the input of said ON-OFF circuit for supplying power to the ON-OFF circuit during an emergency operating condition.

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