Apparatus for dispensing sheets of web material of predetermined length
US4186633A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/896
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dispenser for sheets of web material, such as paper towels, from a supply roll, including a housing, means for holding a supply roll of the web material, and means for separating a sheet of the web from the supply roll operable in response to a user pulling the sheet from the housing and arranged to present at least a portion of the leading edge of the web ready for a user to seize for the dispensing of a further sheet as a direct result of the user pulling the previous sheet from the dispenser.
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