Rolled product dispenser
AssigneeCascades Canada Ulc
InventorMichel Morand
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Abstract
A rolled product dispenser for dispensing a web of rolled product, comprising: a housing; and a dispensing assembly at least partially housed in the housing and interacting with the web of rolled product and including a dispensing roller having a rotation center and a peripheral wall with an upper section. The dispensing assembly can comprise an upper tensioning assembly and/or a lower tensioning assembly and/or a variable tension return assembly.
Claims23
A rolled product dispenser for dispensing a web of rolled product, the rolled product dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a dispensing assembly at least partially housed in the housing and interacting with the web of rolled product, the dispensing assembly comprising:
- a dispensing roller having a rotation center and a peripheral wall with an upper section;
- and
- an upper tensioning assembly including an upper tensioning member slidably mounted to the housing and slidable along an upper tensioning path, the upper tensioning assembly urging the web of rolled product against the upper section of the peripheral wall of the dispensing roller when engaged with the dispensing assembly, the upper tensioning path conforming to a shape of a section of the peripheral wall of the dispensing roller while being spaced apart therefrom.
A rolled product dispenser for dispensing a web of rolled product, the rolled product dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a dispensing assembly at least partially housed in the housing and interacting with the web of rolled product, the dispensing assembly comprising:
- a dispensing roller having a rotation center and a peripheral wall with an upper section and a lower section;
- an upper tensioning assembly including an upper tensioning member slidably mounted to the housing and slidable along an upper tensioning path, the upper tensioning assembly urging the web of rolled product against the upper section of the peripheral wall of the dispensing roller when engaged with the dispensing assembly, the upper tensioning assembly providing a variable tension on the web of rolled product;
- a lower tensioning assembly including a lower tensioning member mounted to the housing and urging the web of paper against the lower section of the dispensing roller;
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- a biasing member having a first end connected to the upper tensioning assembly and a second end connected to the lower tensioning assembly, the biasing member biasing at least the upper tensioning assembly towards the lower tensioning assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.