Auto-drop dispenser
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsEric M. Chalko, Jae Gu, Thomas Cahoon
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Abstract
A drop assembly for a paper product dispenser is provided that transitions an upper carriage for a second roll of paper product into a primary or first position after depletion of a first or primary roll of paper product without user intervention. The drop assembly transitions the upper carriage into approximately the same position previously occupied by the lower carriage, allowing a small aperture in a front face of a dispenser to be used. Additionally, the drop assembly can include a reset connection to transition the drop assembly back to the firsts position upon opening of a dispenser front face.
Claims20
A drop assembly for a tissue dispenser,
- the drop assembly having a first position, and a second collapsed position, the drop assembly comprising:
- an upper carriage having a first arm, a second opposed arm, and a roll holder;
- a lower carriage having a lock having a first arm, a second opposed arm, and a roll holder;
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- a carriage support extending between the lower carriage and the upper carriage;
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- wherein the carriage support releases at least one of the upper carriage, lower carriage, or both the upper and the lower carriage when the lock is unlocked, transitioning the drop assembly from the first position to the second collapsed position.
A paper product dispenser, comprising
- a housing having at least one aperture;
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- at least one drop assembly having a first position, and a second collapsed position, the at least one drop assembly comprising:
- an upper carriage having a first arm, a second opposed arm, and a roll holder;
- a lower carriage having a lock having a first arm, a second opposed arm, and a roll holder;
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- a carriage support extending between the lower carriage and the upper carriage;
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- wherein the support connection releases at least one of the upper carriage, lower carriage, or both the upper and lower carriage when the lock is unlocked, transitioning the drop assembly from the first position to the second collapsed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.