Patent · US Expired

Coreless adapter for dispensers of cored rolls of material

US6138939A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1999
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47K2010/3253
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An adapter for a dispenser, the adapter including at least one carriage unit which is slidably mounted within a dispenser. In selected embodiments, the adapter of the present invention includes a frame which is mountable within a dispenser, the carriage unit slidably mounted within the frame. Each carriage unit includes a pair of spaced apart arms, each arm having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. An outboard pin is disposed on the outboard surface, the outboard pin configured to slidably engage a channel of a dispenser. An inboard pin may be rotatably attached to the inboard surface, the inboard pin configured to engage a coreless roll of material. In selected embodiments, the frame may include a base and a pair of spaced apart side rails, each side rail extending upwardly from the base. A rear support may also be provided, the rear support extending upwardly from the base. At least one carriage unit is provided which is slidably mounted within the frame, each carriage unit including, in selected embodiments, a locking mechanism adapted to lock the carriage to the frame so that the carriage unit is slidable within the frame.

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