Towel dispenser
AssigneeWausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC
InventorsErmanno Petocchi, Howard Carter
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Abstract
A paper towel dispenser assembly including a support frame that receives a continuous length of pleated paper toweling. The paper towel dispenser assembly further including a sensor that actuates dispense of an end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling and a cutter that cuts a discrete towel from the end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling.
Claims27
A towel dispensing assembly that fits within an existing towel dispenser, the towel dispensing assembly comprising:
- a) a support frame that receives a continuous length of pleated paper toweling, the support frame having a generally rectangular construction that corresponds to a stacked shape of a continuous length of pleated paper toweling;
- b) a drive roller that dispenses an end of a continuous length of pleated paper toweling received within the support frame, the drive roller being located beneath the support frame;
- c) a sensor that activates dispensing operation of the drive roller;
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- d) a cutter that cuts a discrete towel from an end of a continuous length of pleated paper toweling dispensed by the drive roller.
A method of upgrading an existing towel dispenser that stores single, interleaved towel sheets inside the existing towel dispenser, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an assembly including:
- i) a support frame constructed to receive a continuous length of pleated paper toweling;
- ii) a drive roller that dispenses an end of a continuous length of pleated paper toweling received within the support frame;
- iii) a sensor that activates dispensing operation of the drive roller;
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- iv) a cutter that cuts a discrete towel from an end of a continuous length of pleated paper toweling dispensed by the drive roller;
- b) installing the assembly within the existing towel dispenser;
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- c) loading a continuous length of pleated paper toweling into the support frame.
A towel dispenser, comprising:
- a) a dispenser housing;
- b) a continuous length of pleated paper toweling stored within the dispenser housing;
- c) a sensor that activates the dispense of an end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling;
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- d) a cutter that cuts a discrete towel from the end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.