Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Unwinding – With supply coil replenishment
Patent
1996-08-20
1997-06-10
Darling, John P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Unwinding
With supply coil replenishment
242597, B65H 910
Patent
active
056368127
ABSTRACT:
A gravity-operated apparatus for sequentially dispensing sheet material from rolls of sheet material. The apparatus includes a housing having an opening; a rotatable turret; cantilevered spindles adapted to receive a roll of sheet material; and a limit gate. Each spindle extends from a distal portion of the turret so the weight of a full roll of sheet material on the spindle urges the turret to rotate placing a full roll of sheet material at a dispensing position. The limit gate is positioned to impede rotation of the turret when the limit gate encounters a spindle containing a roll of sheet material that is less than substantially depleted.
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Conner John M.
Petty Terry L.
Darling John P.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Sidor Karl V.
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