Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Unwinding – With supply coil replenishment
Patent
1995-08-02
1998-05-12
Stodola, Daniel P.
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Unwinding
With supply coil replenishment
242560, 2425973, B65H 910
Patent
active
057495386
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; arms extending perpendicularly from the rotatable turret, each arm being offset and extending a sufficient distance to provide clearance for a roll of sheet material; a cantilevered spindle extending from a distal portion of each arm so that each spindle is positioned generally parallel to the rotating turret and is adapted to receive a roll of sheet material; means on each spindle to secure the roll of sheet material on the spindle; and a limit gate. Each cantilevered spindle extends from a distal portion of each arm so that 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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Brown John Hiram
LaCount Kenneth Harry
Petty Terry Lyle
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Rivera William A.
Sidor K. V.
Stodola Daniel P.
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