US 2023/0404334 A1 · LOADING AND TRANSFER SYSTEM/ASSEMBLY FOR SHEET MATERIAL DISPENSERS

Abstract

A sheet material dispenser can include a dispenser housing that supports one or more supplies of sheet material, and a feed roller configured to engage and feed the sheet material from the dispenser housing. The dispenser also can include a sheet material loading assembly including a cover that is rotatably connected the dispenser housing and movable between a closed position and an open position. The sheet material loading assembly further can include a roller that is rotatably connected to the cover and configured to be coupled to a portion of sheet material from one of the supplies, with the cover in its open position, and to press the portion of sheet material into engagement with the feed roller body, with the cover in its closed position, to initiate dispensing of the at least one supply from the dispenser.

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Dependent claims

A dispenser, comprising:

a dispenser housing configured to at least partially support a plurality of supplies of sheet material;
a feed roller located within the dispenser housing and comprising a feed roller body configured to engage and feed sheet material from at least one of the plurality of supplies of sheet material along a feed path;
a cover roller that is configured to engage at least a portion of sheet material from one or more of the plurality of supplies of sheet material;
and
a transfer mechanism operatively connected to the cover roller and configured to facilitate movement of the cover roller toward engagement with the feed roller body to initiate dispensing of sheet material from a different one of the plurality of supplies of sheet material when sheet material from one of the plurality of supplies of sheet material has been substantially dispensed.

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A dispenser assembly for dispensing sheet material from a plurality of supplies of sheet material, the dispenser assembly comprising:

a feed roller comprising a feed roller body configured to engage and feed sheet material from one of the plurality of supplies of sheet material along a feed path;
and
a transfer mechanism comprising a transfer arm movable between a first feeding position and a second feeding position, a guide roller configured to engage the sheet material from a first supply of sheet material of the plurality of supplies of sheet material, and a fixed support configured to engage the sheet material from the first supply such that the sheet material is engaged and fed between the guide roller and the fixed support with the transfer arm in a first feeding position, wherein the at least one guide roller and the at least one fixed support are configured to engage when the sheet material from the second supply of sheet material is substantially dispensed to facilitate movement of the transfer arm from its first position towards its second position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Loading and transfer system/assembly for sheet material dispensers

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Loading and transfer system/assembly for sheet material dispensers

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Abstract

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