Sheet material dispenser
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsTimothy James King, James Justin Beech, Neville John Pryke, Richard Stephen Thom, Peter John Harvey Bessey, Stephen Patrick Middleton
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Abstract
A dispenser for center feed roll products includes a base and a cover adapted to fit the base. The cover further defines a cavity to receive the center feed roll product. The base further includes a roll platform and a securing means. The securing means defining an aperture is coupled to the roll platform and is adapted to support a center feed roll product. In addition, the securing means permits the installation of a roll product through the aperture and prevents the removal of the roll product.
Claims28
A dispenser for center feed roll products, the dispenser comprising:
- a base, the base including
- a securing means defining an aperture, the securing means adapted to permit installation of a new fully wound center feed roll product upwardly through the aperture while preventing removal of the center feed roll product downwardly therethrough and allowing dispensing of a discrete length of material from the center feed roll product downwardly therethrough, the securing means further adapted to support the center feed roll product thereon during dispensing;
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- a roll platform for retaining the securing means;
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- a cover adapted to mount to the base and defining a cavity within which the center feed roll product is contained for dispensing.
A dispenser for center feed roll products, the dispenser comprising:
- a base further comprising a mounting member, a roll platform, and a securing means defining an aperture wherein the mounting member and the securing means are coupled to the roll platform permitting installation of a new fully wound center feed roll product upwardly through the aperture while preventing removal of the center feed roll product downwardly therethrough and allowing dispensing of a discrete length of material from the center feed roll product downwardly therethrough, the securing means further supporting the center feed roll product thereon during dispensing;
- a cover adapted to mount to the base thereby defining a cavity within which the center feed roll product is contained for dispensing, wherein the cover is constructed from a semi-transparent material for viewing the roll product therein;
- a door attached to the base, having an aperture therethrough, the door further comprising:
- a supporting means having a first protruding member extending in a first direction;
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- a second protruding member attached to the door and positioned in the aperture extending in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction whereby a center feed roll product withdrawn from the dispenser is caused to follow a serpentine path around the first and second protruding members;
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- a latching assembly for latching the door in a closed position with respect to the base.
A dispenser for center feed roll products, the dispenser comprising:
- a base, the base comprising
- a securing means defining an aperture, the securing means adapted to permit installation of a new fully wound center feed roll product upwardly through the aperture while preventing removal of the center feed roll product downwardly therethrough and allowing dispensing of a discrete length of material from the center feed roll product downwardly therethrough, the securing means further supporting the center feed roll product thereon during dispensing;
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- a cover fastened to the base and defining a cavity within which the center feed roll product is contained for dispensing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.