Dispenser for rolls of web material
US6766976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K2010/3253
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Dispenser for rolls of material in the form of a web has a withdrawal opening for the material and space for at least two rolls. A first space is arranged adjacent to the withdrawal opening and is intended for a roll in use position, and a second space is intended for a roll in reserve position. A retaining member is arranged so as, in a retaining position, to hold the second roll in reserve position, and to be freed in order to allow the reserve roll to drop down into use position when the first roll is removed. A spindle end arranged in the first space is displaceable in its longitudinal direction and rotatably mounted. It is intended to lie in engagement with the interior of a central core of a roll in use position and is connected to an operating knob arranged outside the housing for feeding out the material web and for drawing the spindle end out of engagement with the central core. When the spindle end is drawn out of engagement with the central core of a roll in use position, the retaining member is freed. When the spindle end is brought into engagement with the interior of the central core of a new roll in use position, the retaining member is brought back into retaining po…
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