Dispenser with tear unit
AssigneeEssity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
InventorsAli Bagherzadeh, Per Möller, Martina Johansson, John Hulterström, Yves Stoeffler
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing web of paper, the dispenser including a housing, a dispensing opening defined in the housing for dispensing paper. A tear unit is arranged at the dispensing opening for facilitating tear of the paper upon moving the tissue paper over the tear unit. The tear unit includes a tear unit body, and the tear unit body includes a friction surface provided with an elastomer. The elastomer includes rounded protrusions distributed along the friction surface such as to facilitate tearing during dispensing.
Claims20
A tear unit for a dispenser for dispensing web of paper, the tear unit comprising a tear unit body, said tear unit body comprising a friction surface provided with an elastomer, and wherein said elastomer comprises rounded protrusions distributed along the friction surface such as to facilitate tearing during dispensing of paper, wherein said rounded protrusions are rounded in all directions.
A method for manufacturing a tear unit for a dispenser for dispensing web of paper, wherein the method comprises providing a tear unit body comprising a friction surface, wherein the method further comprises the step of providing the friction surface with a thermoplastic elastomer comprising rounded protrusions by injection molding, and wherein the rounded protrusions are distributed along the friction surface, wherein the rounded protrusions are evenly distributed along the tear unit and are rounded in all directions such that the rounded protrusions are dome-shaped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.