Paper towel dispenser with central unwinding
OwnerMaurice Grangerinventor
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Abstract
A dispenser comprising a casing (1) of a general internal cylindrical form with a bottom wall (1a) for fixing (1b) to any support surface and a front wall forming a loading door (2), the latter being provided with an axial opening (2f) for the passage and outlet of a strip (R) of material unwound from the inside and separated by a cutting device (12) associated to the opening, the strip coming from a roll of material (R) positioned in the casing with its horizontal axis of symmetry, the roll of material, regardless of its degree of use, being retained without any risk of deformation and collapsing at the end of unwinding, by one or several devices associated to the casing acting by applying pressure to all or part of the sides of the roll.
Claims15
An apparatus for dispensing a static roll of paper, wherein said roll is unwound from a central axis to an outer periphery thereof, said apparatus comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical casing for housing said roll such that a central axis of said casing and the axis of said roll are oriented horizontally, said casing comprising:
- (i) a back wall having means for attachment to a support surface;
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- (ii) a front wall having an opening formed therein which is aligned with the axis of said roll, said opening enabling passage through said front wall of a helical strip of paper unwound from said roll;
- means for applying constant pressure to substantially an entire end surface of said roll such that said roll is retained in said casing without deformation or collapse;
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- means associated with said opening for cutting said strip into segments.
An apparatus for dispensing a static roll of paper, wherein said roll is unwound from a central axis to an outer periphery thereof, said apparatus comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical casing for housing said roll such that a central axis of said casing and the axis of said roll are oriented horizontally, said casing comprising:
- (i) a back wall having means for attachment to a support surface;
- and
- (ii) a front wall having an opening formed therein which is aligned with the axis of said roll, said opening enabling passage through said front wall of a helical strip of paper unwound from said roll;
- means comprising adhesive surfaces disposed on the end surfaces and on the cylindrical peripheral surface of said roll for retaining said roll in said casing without deformation or collapse;
- and
- means associated with said opening for cutting said strip into segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.