Winding – tensioning – or guiding – Unwinding – With drive mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2010-05-13
2011-12-20
Rivera, William A (Department: 3654)
Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Unwinding
With drive mechanism
C242S419500, C242S563200
Reexamination Certificate
active
08079543
ABSTRACT:
A towel dispenser includes a housing for receiving toweling. The housing includes a main body; a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position and an open position; and a guide system that includes a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door. The towel dispenser may include a motor for driving dispensing of the toweling from the housing and an associated sensor. The towel dispenser can be mounted to an underside of a cabinet. In an aspect, the second roller includes an axis of rotation that is fixed relative to the loading door, and the first roller includes an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel with the axis of rotation of the second roller regardless of whether the loading door is in the closed position or the open position, or transitioning therebetween.
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Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Letter Regarding Common Patent Application(s), dated Nov. 10, 2010.
Troutman William Bryant
Troutman, II William Bryant
Doerre Jeremy C.
Innovia Intellectual Properties, LLC
Rivera William A
Tillman Chad D.
Tillman Wright PLLC
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