Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Coil holder or support – Spool or core
Patent
1985-11-15
1987-05-19
Jillions, John M.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Coil holder or support
Spool or core
250221, 225 10, 225 11, 312 37, B65H 1900, B65H 3500, G01V 904
Patent
active
046660992
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing sheet material such as paper towels. The dispensing apparatus when activated dispenses sheet material for a predetermined time which results in a predetermined length of sheet material being dispensed. The dispensing apparatus is actuated in response to the proximity of a portion of a hand of a user to the dispensing apparatus without the hand of a user contacting the apparatus. The dispensing apparatus dispenses sheet material from a roll of material by means of an electrical motor operating for a predetermined time to advance a predetermined length of the sheet material. The motor for advancing a predetermined length of the sheet material can be battery powered. The housing of the dispensing apparatus has a modular frame having a first compartment for the means for advancing the sheet material and a second compartment for the means for activating the advancing means. The dispensing apparatus can include means for storing energy for energizing the advancing means in response to the withdrawal of sheet material from the dispensing apparatus by a user.
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Bohmer William
DeVito Ralph J.
Hoffman Louis S.
Kerch Martha E.
Langille Brian R.
Jillions John M.
Scott Paper Company
Werner David
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