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US 12,303,077 B2Granted
Roll towel dispenser
AssigneeBradley Fixtures Corporation
InventorMichael M. Starkey
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Abstract
A roll towel dispenser includes a frame configured to support a roll of paper towel. The roll towel dispenser also includes a main roller coupled to the frame whereby the main roller has an axis of rotation. The roll towel dispenser further includes a transfer member coupled to the main roller and extending away from the main roller. The transfer member is configured to move relative to the main roller during operation of the roll towel dispenser.
Claims17
A roll towel dispenser, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a roll of paper towel, the roll of paper towel including a primary roll of paper towel and a reserve roll of paper towel;
- a main roller coupled to the frame, the main roller having an axis of rotation;
- a transfer tab coupled to main roller and extending away from the main roller;
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- a transfer bar rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, the transfer tab being closer to the main roller in the second position than when in the first position;
- wherein the transfer tab is configured to move relative to the main roller during operation of the roll towel dispenser and grip a portion of the roll of paper towel and pull the roll of paper towel during operation of the roll towel dispenser;
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- wherein, in the second position, the transfer bar is configured to place a portion of the reserve roll of paper towel in contact with a portion of the primary roll of paper towel.
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A roll towel dispenser, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a primary roll of paper towel and a reserve roll of paper towel;
- a main roller coupled to the frame and having an axis of rotation;
- a transfer tab extending away from the main roller and configured to move relative to the main roller during operation of the roll towel dispenser, the transfer tab configured to grip a portion of one of the primary roll of paper towel and the reserve roll of paper towel during operation of the roll towel dispenser;
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- a transfer bar pivotably coupled to the frame of the roll towel dispenser and configured to pivot about a lateral axis between a first position and a second position, the transfer bar being disposed nearer to the primary roll of paper towel in the second position than when in the first position;
- wherein, in the second position, the transfer tab is configured to place a portion of the reserve roll of paper towel in contact with a portion of the primary roll of paper towel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.