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US 9,957,127 B2Granted
Roller assembly for a dispenser
AssigneeGPCP IP Holdings LLC
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.
Claims14
A roller assembly for a sheet product dispenser, comprising;
- a roller body, the roller body being rotatably coupled to a plurality of clips, each one of the plurality of clips being configured to remain substantially rotatably stationary with respect to the roller body, when the roller body rotates,
- wherein each one of the plurality of clips is snap-fit to the roller body or completely encircles the roller body, and
- wherein the roller body comprises a plurality of grooves and each one of the plurality of clips is disposed in one of the plurality of grooves of the roller body.
A dispenser for a sheet product, comprising:
- a rotatable roller assembly defining, with another roller, a nip for receiving the sheet product, the roller assembly comprising a roller body, the roller body being rotatably coupled to a plurality of clips, such that each one of the plurality of clips remains substantially rotatably stationary with respect to the roller body, when the roller body rotates,
- wherein each one of plurality of clips comprises a body portion extending outwardly from the roller body to guide the sheet product away from the roller body, and
- wherein the roller body comprises a plurality of grooves and each one of the plurality of clips is disposed in one of the plurality of grooves of the roller body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.