Dispenser for feeding sheet material from sequential rolls
US5690299A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K2010/3253
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dispenser includes an openable housing having a front opening, a parallel-spaced pair of guide slots being supported proximate opposite sides of the housing, each guide slot having a generally vertically oriented first segment, a generally horizontally oriented second segment intersecting the first segment, and a generally vertically oriented third segment intersecting the second segment in offset relation to the first segment, the first segment having a bottom extremity below the second segment. A dual mandrel has parallel-spaced portions for receiving respective rolls, and a bridge portion rigidly connecting the mandrel portions. The dual mandrel, is locatable with opposite ends of each mandrel portion guidable from a first position wherein a lowermost of the mandrel portions is in a first dispensing position at the bottom extremity of the first segment, the other mandrel portion being in a reserve position and, following substantial consumption of the sheet material from the lowermost mandrel, to a second position wherein the lowermost of the mandrel portions is in an expended position at a bottom extremity of the third segment of the guide slot, and the other mandrel portion …
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