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US 9,211,042 B2Granted
Pinch roller assembly for a dispenser
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
InventorsRoy J. Rozek, Abby C. Case
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Abstract
A pinch roller assembly for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller body and a plurality of clips. The roller body includes a plurality of grooves. The roller body is rotatably associated with the plurality of clips, each clip being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves.
Claims20
A pinch roller assembly for a sheet product dispenser, comprising;
- a pinch roller body having a plurality of grooves;
- and
- a plurality of clips rotatably coupled to and supported by the pinch roller body, each one of the plurality of clips being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves;
- wherein each one of the plurality of clips is configured to remain approximately rotatably stationary with respect to the pinch roller body, when the pinch roller body rotates,
- wherein each one of plurality of clips is snap-fit to the pinch roller body or completely encircles the pinch roller body.
2 more elements
A dispenser for a sheet product, comprising:
- a drive roller configured to rotate and thereby dispense the sheet product;
- a motor or a user-actuated mechanism configured to rotate the drive roller;
- a pinch roller assembly defining, with the drive roller, a nip for receiving the sheet product, the pinch roller assembly comprising:
- a pinch roller body having a plurality of grooves;
- and
- a plurality of clips rotatably coupled to and supported by the pinch roller body, each one of the plurality of clips being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves,
- wherein each one of the plurality of clips remains approximately rotatably stationary with respect to the pinch roller body, as the pinch roller body rotates,
- wherein each one of plurality of clips comprises a body portion extending outward from the pinch roller body to guide the sheet product away from the pinch roller body.
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A dispenser for a sheet product, comprising:
- a drive roller configured to rotate and thereby dispense the sheet product;
- a motor or a user-actuated mechanism configured to rotate the drive roller;
- a pinch roller assembly defining, with the drive roller, a nip for receiving the sheet product, the pinch roller assembly comprising:
- a pinch roller body having a plurality of grooves;
- and
- a plurality of clips rotatably coupled to and supported by the pinch roller body, each one of the plurality of clips being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves,
- wherein each one of the plurality of clips remains approximately rotatably stationary with respect to the pinch roller body, as the pinch roller body rotates,
- wherein each one of plurality of clips is snap-fit to the pinch roller body or completely encircles the pinch roller body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.