Automated toilet seat cover dispenser

A method comprising:

• providing a sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product, wherein the sheet product defines a plurality of sheets with consecutive sheets separated by a line of perforations, the sheet product dispenser comprising:
• a roll holder configured to support the roll of sheet product;
• a dispensing mechanism operable to dispense the sheet product from the roll, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a drive roller;
• a dispensing chute extending from the dispensing mechanism to an end of the dispensing chute;
• a dispensing pathway extending through the sheet product dispenser for dispensing of the sheet product therealong, wherein a portion of the dispensing pathway extending within the dispensing chute from the dispensing mechanism to the end of the dispensing chute defines a length that is at least half of a length of a sheet of the sheet product;
• a motor operable to cause the driver roller to rotate to cause the sheet product to move along the dispensing pathway;
• a sensor configured to detect detachment of a leading sheet from the sheet product roll;
• and
• a controller;
• receiving, via the controller, an indication of detachment of the leading sheet from the sensor;
• and
• causing, via the controller and in response to receiving the indication of detachment of the leading sheet, the motor to operate the dispensing mechanism to move a next leading sheet of the sheet product from the roll of sheet product into a staged position such that the next leading sheet of the sheet product is positioned along the dispensing pathway with a leading edge inside the dispensing chute,
• wherein, when the next leading sheet is in the staged position, the leading edge of the next leading sheet is positioned less than 6 inches from the end of the dispensing chute.

A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product, wherein the sheet product defines a plurality of sheets with consecutive sheets separated by a line of perforations, the sheet product dispenser comprising:

• a roll holder configured to support the roll of sheet product;
• a dispensing mechanism operable to dispense the sheet product from the roll, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a drive roller;
• a dispensing chute extending from the dispensing mechanism to an end of the dispensing chute;
• a motor operable to cause the drive roller to rotate to cause the sheet product to move through the sheet product dispenser to the dispensing chute;
• a sensor configured to detect detachment of a leading sheet from the sheet product roll;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive an indication of detachment of the leading sheet from the sensor;
• and
• cause, in response to receiving the indication of detachment of the leading sheet, the motor to operate the dispensing mechanism to move a next sheet of the sheet product from the roll of sheet product to a staged position with a leading edge inside the dispensing chute,
• wherein, when the next leading sheet is in the staged position, the leading edge of the next leading sheet is positioned less than 6 inches from the end of the dispensing chute.