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US 2023/0000293 A1Published application
Towel dispenser
OwnerElizabeth Raddatzinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides towel dispenser apparatus and methods of making and using same.
Claims20
A top-pull dispenser for towels comprising:
- a housing having a housing back, housing sides, a housing bottom, and a detachable top cover connected thereto;
- a said detachable top cover and said housing being disposed offset from vertical by a predetermined offset angle;
- an opening in the top periphery of said top cover configured to dispense individual towels therethrough;
- an elevator system configured to elevate a support tray along the offset angle;
- a spring-loaded mechanism to propel said support tray along said elevator system, wherein the support tray includes a generally planar top surface and is slidably associated with the elevator system along the offset angle;
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- a locking member for fastening said top cover to the housing back and housing sides.
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A top-pull dispenser for towels comprising:
- a housing having a housing back, housing sides, housing bottom, and a detachable top cover connected thereto;
- wherein the detachable top cover and the housing are offset from vertical by a predetermined offset angle;
- an opening in a top periphery of the top cover configured to dispense individual towels therethrough;
- an elevator system disposed inside the housing and configured to elevate a support tray along the offset angle;
- a spring-loaded mechanism configured to propel the paper support tray along the offset angle, wherein the support tray includes a generally planar top surface and is slidably associated with the elevator system;
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- a locking member for releasably locking the top cover to the housing back and housing sides, wherein the locking member comprises a latch mechanism, and is unlockable by depressing the latch mechanism to release the top cover from the housing back and housing sides, and wherein the top cover cannot be removed from the housing without first unlocking the locking member.
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A towel dispenser comprising:
- a housing including:
- a top portion including:
- a top receiver,
- a top plate associated with the top receiver and including:
- an opening configured to permit a towel to pass therethrough,
- a latch configured to releasably mate with a latch receiver of the housing, and
- at least one top portion side wall adjacent the top receiver, and
- a bottom portion including:
- a back plate, and
- at least one side wall associated with the back plate;
- a platform disposed within the housing and configured to advance towels associated therewith toward the opening;
- and
- an adjustable base adjustably associated with the housing, wherein adjusting an orientation of the adjustable base relative to the housing causes an offset angle of the towel dispenser to change.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.