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US 2024/0016348 A1Published application
Dispenser assembly for selectively dispensing sheet material
OwnerCharles Agnew Osborne, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A dispenser assembly facilitating selective dispensing of sheet material from a plurality of supplies of sheet material having a plurality of driven rollers each configured to move sheet material from a respective supply of sheet material. The dispensing assembly including an activation system that can include an opposing beam dispenser activation assembly for triggering a dispensing operation and/or a visible light indicator for guiding a user.
Claims28
A sheet material dispenser, comprising:
- a dispenser housing defining at least one chamber;
- a plurality of support assemblies rotatably supporting a plurality of supplies of rolled sheet material within the at least one chamber of the dispenser housing;
- wherein each support assembly comprises:
- a bracket that is hingeably mounted to a portion of the dispenser housing;
- a support structure mounted to a central portion of the dispenser housing;
- and
- a spindle that is connected to the bracket and extends inwardly into the at least one chamber;
- wherein an inner end of the spindle is configured to be detachably supported by the support structure in a stored position;
- wherein, to facilitate resupply, one or more of the support assemblies can be pivoted to move the respective inner end of the spindle upwardly and away from the support structure so that the respective inner end of the spindle is spaced away from the support structure in a load position that allows for the loading of a respective supply of rolled sheet material to be loaded onto the respective spindle;
- a plurality of roller assemblies mounted within the dispenser housing, each roller assembly having a driven roller configured to drive sheet material from a respective supply of rolled sheet material;
- and
- a drive mechanism operably coupled to a select one of the driven rollers to selectively drive rotation of the select one driven roller.
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A sheet material dispenser, comprising:
- a dispenser housing defining at least one chamber;
- a plurality of support assemblies rotatably supporting a plurality of supplies of rolled sheet material within the at least one chamber of the dispenser housing;
- a plurality of roller assemblies mounted within the dispenser housing, each roller assembly having a driven roller configured to drive sheet material from a respective supply of rolled sheet material;
- a drive mechanism operably coupled to a select one of the driven rollers to selectively drive rotation of the select one driven roller;
- one or more material detection modules mounted within the dispenser housing adjacent a respective intake opening of each of the roller assemblies;
- each material detection modules being configured to determine whether sheet material from the respective supply of rolled sheet material is being fed through the respective intake opening in a respective sensor area along a sheet path the sheet material follows between the respective intake opening and the respective roller assembly;
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- an activation system configured for sensing proximity of a user and sensing activation gestures for initiating a dispensing operation of the sheet material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.