Sheet product dispenser
US10729289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B25/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dispenser is disclosed that includes a housing defining an interior volume for receiving a stack of sheet products, an actuator, a dispensing member, a roller, and a support structure for engaging a front face of the stack including opposed shelves for supporting opposed sides of the front face. The actuator is operable by a user to activate a dispensing member to dispense a desired number of sheet products. The actuator includes two or more user interfaces that a user can actuate to transmit to the dispensing member an amount of movement corresponding to different numbers of sheet products being dispensed depending upon which of the user interfaces is actuated. The roller is located between the opposed shelves and engages and grips on the front face of the stack. The actuator imparts a predetermined amount of rotation to the roller depending upon which of the user interface ledges is actuated, which causes the roller to separate one or more sheet products at the front face of the stack in a one-at-a-time fashion.
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