| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 242564000 | With drive mechanism | 62 |
| 20080230647 | Static Build Up Control In Electronic Dispensing Systems - A method of grounding a dispenser. A low impedance path is connected to elements internal to the dispenser. The low impedance path is also connected to a surface contact spring which is adapted to contact an external mounting surface when the dispenser is affixed thereto. Static electrical charge accumulated on the elements is discharged through the low impedance path and the surface contact spring to the external mounting surface. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090057478 | Electric Dispenser for Dispensing Sheets from a Roll of Perforated Web Material - An electronic dispenser for dispensing measured perforated sheets from a roll of perforated web material includes a housing, and a roll carrier disposed in the housing to rotationally support the roll of perforated web material. An electrically driven feed mechanism is disposed in the housing to dispense the sheets of web material therefrom. The feed mechanism includes rollers defining a drafting zone through which the web material is conveyed. The web material is drawn in the drafting zone to an extent necessary to at least partially separate the web material along a perforation line prior to the perforation line passing through the drafting zone. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090289142 | Apparatus and Method for Applying an Underlayment Layer to Trucking Cargo - An apparatus and method for applying an underlayment layer to trucking cargo are provided. The underlayment layer may be formed into a roll with a rod disposed therethrough. The roll may be supported by a frame. The roll can be configured to move vertically with respect to the ground. A trailer carrying trucking cargo can be stationed beneath the frame. The underlayment layer may unwound and dispensed from the roll. In order to drape the trucking cargo with the underlayment layer, the roll may be moved horizontally over the frame in addition to or alternatively to having the trucking cargo driven horizontally with respect to the roll. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090294571 | WINDOW COMPONENT STOCK INDEXING - A stock supply station for use in a insulated glass unit component production line includes a plurality of rotatable sheet stock coils, an indexing mechanism, and an uncoiling mechanism. The indexing mechanism is coupled to the sheet stock coils for indexing a selected one of the sheet stock coils to an uncoiling position. The uncoiling mechanism selectively uncoils sheet stock from a sheet stock coil indexed to the uncoiling position to thereby provide sheet stock to a downstream processing station. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100051737 | ROLLED MATERIAL DISPENSER WITH ENERGY HARVESTING - An automatic dispenser for a rolled material has a sensor that detects the presence of a user in front of the dispenser. When that occurs, a motor is driven by energy stored in a battery or a capacitor and a short length of the material is dispensed from the roll. The user then grasps that short length and pulls more of the material off the roll, thereby causing the roll to rotate. Rotation of the roll drives the motor as a generator producing electrical energy that recharges the battery or capacitor. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110133019 | Multi-function paper toweling dispenser - In a toweling dispenser, an electric motor driven toweling support roller and a handle for rotating the toweling support roller are connected by a one-way clutch, which allows the handle to rotate the toweling support roller only in a single direction of rotation when the electric motor does not drive the toweling support roller, the single direction transporting toweling on the toweling support roller to an exit opening of the dispenser. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110226887 | TOILET PAPER DISPENSER FOR COVERING WALL-MOUNTED PRE-EXISTING TOILET PAPER ROLLER AND AUTOMATING HANDS-FREE TOILET PAPER EXTRACTION THEREFROM - A toilet paper dispenser has a housing to cover a wall-mounted pre-existing toilet paper roller. The housing defines a rear periphery defining a wall opening configured for accepting the toilet paper roller therethrough. A pair of operating rollers are rotatably mounted in the housing and are closely spaced from each other to closely receive toilet paper from toilet paper roller therebetween. A motor is mounted in the housing and is coupled to the operating rollers to rotate at least one of the rollers. A presence sensor and a processor are included with the housing, where the processor is capable of receiving signals from the presence sensor. Responsive to a signal from the presence sensor indicating the presence of a hand, the processor energizes the motor to turn the operating rollers. The housing has a bottom opening through which toilet paper is dispensed when the operating rollers are turned. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120061504 | TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING FLEXIBLE PIPE - A method and apparatus are disclosed for transporting and/or unloading and/or installing a flexible pipe. The apparatus comprises at least one support member for supporting a reel member carrying a wound flexible pipe and a plurality of reel rim guide elements for locating the reel member at a desired location with respect to the support member. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120193468 | CORE DRIVING METHOD FOR PRINTER WEB MEDIUM SUPPLY - Methods for operating a printer web medium supply are provided in one aspect of the method. An input force is received and the input force is distributed to supply first force at a first end of a core having a web wound thereon and to supply a second force at a second end of the core with the first force and the second force being sufficient to control rotation the core against an inertial load of the core and web medium wound thereon. Both the first force and the second force are less than a third force applied to a single driven end of an alternative core to rotate the alternative core against the inertial load and wherein the core has a first yield strength at the first end and a second yield strength at the second end that are less than a third yield strength required to receive the third force at the driven end of the alternative core. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120318907 | UNWINDING AND/OR WINDING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR AWNINGS AND THE LIKE - An unwinding and/or winding device, particularly for awnings, comprising a rotating shaft rotatably coupled to a supporting element for the rotation of the rotating shaft around its longitudinal axis. A flexible element is also comprised, a portion of which is associable with a covering sheet to be tightened and fixed, at a first one of its ends, to the rotating shaft for the unwinding or winding of the same flexible element, respectively, from or onto the rotating shaft. The device also comprises a slider that moves with respect to the supporting element in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rotating shaft and is kinematically associated with the rotating shaft by means of motion conversion elements for converting the rotary motion of the rotating shaft into a translational motion of the slider. During its unwinding or its winding, respectively, from or onto the rotating shaft, the flexible element is guided by the slider. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140191075 | BINDING DISPENSING DEVICE - A device for facilitating the efficient and even quilt binding finishing is described. The device comprises: a base member, rod member and spool member. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150083846 | TOWEL DISPENSER - An improved towel dispenser includes a rotatable driveshaft mounted in a one-way clutch bearing fitted with a pinion which engages a vertically oriented press bar assembly including at its lower portion a rack which engages the pinion to advance paper towel through a dispensing nip upon pivotable motion of the press bar assembly. A dispensing chute located below the dispensing nip includes a lower shelf configured to direct web forwardly toward the front portion of a dispenser. The gear rack is preferably an internal gear rack integrally formed with a unitary press bar assembly member. The dispensing chute is configured such that an angle between a cutting-blade and the outer lip of the shelf makes an angle with a vertical of at least about 25°. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150136894 | CORE MEMBER FOR AN ABSORBENT SHEET ROLL - A hollow cylindrical core member ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150291383 | MODULAR ELEMENT FOR A CREEL - A modular element for a creel includes a structure having at least one support for supporting a package or bobbin of yarn; the structure being modularly couplable with other similar structures to allow the feeding of multiple yarns to a textile machine; a feeding device for the yarn to draw the yarn from the bobbin and supply it to the textile machine; the support is movable parallel to a movement direction, defined from a rear face to a front face of the structure, between a position inside the structure and a position outside the structure. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160007811 | BATHROOM BUTLER SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160052746 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AN ELASTOMER STRAND AND FOR FEEDING THE ELASTOMER STRAND TO A PROCESSING DEVICE - A device for receiving an elastomer strand, in particular a sealing strand, that is to be conveyed to a processing location, and for feeding the elastomer strand at the processing location to a device for separating pieces from the elastomer strand and processing them, has a roll that receives the elastomer strand in the form of a coil, a conveying container that receives the roll with the coil and systems for rotating the roll within the conveying container in order to unwind the elastomer strand from the roll and feed it to the processing system. The conveying space required for the device after the elastomer strand has been unwound from the roll can be reduced. | 02-25-2016 |
| 242564100 | Limited interval | 20 |
| 20090065628 | PERFORATION SENSING TOWEL DISPENSER - There is provided a towel dispenser that includes a housing for containing toweling. The toweling includes a first towel and a second towel that are connected together and separable at a perforation formed between the first and second towel. The housing is configured to define a path P for the toweling. A motor and a perforation sensor are provided for dispensing the toweling and are electrically connected together. The perforation sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of the presence of the perforation and the motor is configured to deactivate in response to the signal. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100301157 | Multi-function paper toweling dispenser - A paper toweling dispenser selectively operable to dispense paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling employing a plurality of alternative operational modes. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110062277 | AUTOMATIC SENSING AND OUTPUTTING DEVICE - The automatic sensing and outputting device of the present invention includes a base, a shell, a cover and a roller unit. The base has a longitudinal rod extending from an upper side thereof which the shell parallels. The cover pivoted at one ends on the shell and is swayable. The roller unit is rotatably disposed in the shell and is driven by a rotating means. Thereby, the cover and the roller unit are adapted to clamp a sheet-like object therebetween and to output the sheet-like object when the roller unit rotates. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110068209 | SENSING RETRACTION OF PERFORATED PAPER TOWELS WITHIN HOUSING AFTER DISPENSING - A towel dispenser includes: a housing for receiving toweling; a motor assembly that causes a leading edge of the toweling to be extended from the housing such that a line of perforations in the toweling along which a user tears the toweling is located downstream of the sensor, and the toweling to be retracted into the housing after the leading edge has been extended; and a sensor that senses a leading edge of the toweling during retraction of the toweling. The sensor causes the motor assembly to cease retracting the toweling into the housing as a function of the sensing of the leading edge of the toweling. The toweling may be a roll of perforated paper towels. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068210 | LENGTH LEARN SEQUENCE FOR DISPENSING IN AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER - A towel dispenser includes a housing, a sensor, and a motor assembly that causes in response to a hand: a leading edge of the toweling to be extended from the housing a multiple of a predetermined unit length (PUL), optionally plus a further extent that is less than PUL; and then to be retracted. The motor assembly ceases retracting based on sensing the leading edge of the toweling. PUL is set in a length learn sequence by: retracting the toweling until a leading edge of the toweling is sensed; advancing the toweling a preset extended length greater than at least a distance between immediately adjacent lines of perforations in the toweling; retracting the toweling until a leading edge of the toweling is sensed while measuring a length by which the toweling is retracted; and determining the difference between the preset extended length and the measured retracted length. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068211 | DISPENSING PERFORATED PAPER TOWELS FROM TOWELING RECEIVED WITHIN RECESS OF LOADING DOOR - Dispensing towels includes: the step of extending the toweling exterior of the housing for grasping by a user; and subsequent thereto, the step of retracting the toweling into the housing. The housing includes a main body, and a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position, in which the housing is configured to extend toweling there from, and an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein. The loading door serves as a towel carrier and has a curved surface defining a cavity within which a roll of paper towels is received and retained in floating engagement therewith. The roll of paper towels rolls and slides on the curved surface when unwinding during said step of extending the toweling exterior of the housing for grasping by a user. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068212 | DISPENSER WITH TOWELING RECEIVED WITHIN RECESS OF LOADING DOOR - A towel dispenser includes a housing including a main body; a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels there from, and an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein; and a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing while towels are dispensed from the housing. The loading door serves as a towel carrier and has a curved surface defining a cavity configured to receive the roll of paper towels in floating engagement therewith such that the roll of paper towels rolls and slides on the curved surface during unwinding. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068213 | ENGAGING AND DISPLACING DRIVEN ROLLER OF TOWELING DISPENSER BY CLOSING LOADING DOOR - A method of dispensing toweling includes: extending the toweling exterior of the housing for grasping by a user; and subsequently retracting the toweling into the housing. The housing includes a main body, a loading door configured to rotate relative to the main body between open and closed positions; and a guide system including a first roller attached to the main body and having a first toothed surface, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a second toothed surface that is configured to mesh with the first toothed surface. At least one end of the first roller moves such that an axis of rotation of the first roller moves relative to the main body of the housing. Moving the loading door into the closed position after loading toweling within the dispenser results in the first roller being urged into engagement with the second roller when the loading door enters the closed position and the second roller acting on the first roller so as to displace at least one end of the first roller when the loading door enters the closed position. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068214 | MESHING DRIVEN ROLLERS OF TOWEL DISPENSER BY CLOSING LOADING DOOR - A towel dispenser includes a main body; a loading door that rotates relative to the main body between open and closed positions; and a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing while towels are dispensed from the housing. The guide system includes a first roller attached to the main body and having a first toothed surface, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a second toothed surface that is configured to mesh with the first toothed surface. The toothed surfaces of the first roller and the second roller mesh together when the loading door moves into the closed position from the open position and do not preclude the loading door from moving into the closed position from the open position. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068215 | DISPENSING PAPER TOWELS FROM MOUNTED AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER - A method of dispensing towels from toweling with a dispenser includes extending the toweling exterior of a housing of the dispenser for grasping by a user; and subsequent thereto, retracting the toweling into the housing. The housing includes extension walls located proximate opposite exterior sides of the housing that extend above a top side of the housing. The method further includes, as a preliminary step, mounting the dispenser to the underside of a fixture, including removing a portion of each extension wall along a score line so as to adjust the distance from the underside of the fixture below which the top side of the housing is mounted. The fixture may be a shelf or a cabinet. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068216 | MOUNTED AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING PAPER TOWELS - A towel dispenser includes a housing for receiving toweling comprising a roll of paper towels. The housing includes extension walls located proximate opposite exterior sides of the housing that extends above a top side of the housing. Each extension wall includes a weakened line extending parallel to a weakened line of the other extension walls, whereby the extent above the top side at which each extension walls extends may be changed. The extent represents a distance from the underside of a fixture below which the top side of the housing is mounted when the towel dispenser is installed under the fixture. The fixture may be a shelf or cabinet. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068217 | ACCOMMODATING RETRACTION OF EXCESS TOWELING BACK INTO HOUSING OF AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER - A method of dispensing towels from toweling with a dispenser includes: extending the toweling exterior of a housing of the dispenser for grasping by a user; and subsequent thereto, retracting the toweling into the housing. The toweling includes a roll of paper towels and the dispenser is configured to unwind roll of paper towels during extension of toweling from the housing but not rewind the roll of paper towels during subsequent retraction of toweling into the housing. A back side of the housing includes an opening that is configured such that excess toweling gathering within the housing may fall there through as a result of retraction back into the housing of excess toweling dispensed but not taken. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068218 | AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER THAT ACCOMMODATES RETRACTION OF EXCESS TOWELING BACK INTO HOUSING - A towel dispenser includes a housing for receiving toweling. The housing includes: a main body, a loading door, a guide system, and a motor assembly configured to cause a leading edge of the toweling to be extended from the housing and to cause the toweling to be retracted into the housing after the leading edge has been extended. The loading door is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels there from, and an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein. A back side of the housing includes an opening configured to permit excess toweling to fall there through during retraction of the toweling back into the housing by the motor assembly, whereby the towel dispenser accommodates retraction of excess toweling that is extended, but not taken. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110215188 | Paper towel dispensing systems - Paper towel dispenser apparatus and method wherein one or more targets are connected to a rotatable toweling support roller. A sensor senses capacitance changes caused by the rotating roller and the one or more targets and sends signals to a controller to control rotation of the roller. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20130248644 | SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER WITH SENSOR FOR SHEET SEPARATION - A sheet product dispenser is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roil of sheet product, a dispensing arrangement, and a method of sensing the separation of a dispensed sheet product. A sensor is provided for detecting the movement of a movable member, such as a tear bar or paper guide. The sensor generates a signal in response to the movement of the movable member. A controller de-energizes a roller in said dispensing arrangement in response to said signal. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20150335212 | PAPER SHEET MATERIAL DISPENSER APPARATUS WITH DYNAMIC BRAKING - A paper sheet material dispenser operated by a DC motor has dynamic braking structure electrically braking the motor to provide more accurate positioning of the paper sheet material tail portion leading end when DC power to the DC motor is terminated. | 11-26-2015 |
| 242564200 | Manual crank or lever | 4 |
| 20090108122 | Actuator for paper towel dispenser and method - An actuator for a dispenser for paper towels having a manually operated element which dispenses a paper towel when moved. The actuator includes a connector coupled to the element. The actuator includes a hands free manually operated powerless activation assembly connected to the connector which when activated by a user, moves a connector causing the element to move and dispense a paper towel. A method for dispensing paper towels from a dispenser having a manually operated element which dispenses a paper towel when moved. The method includes the steps of placing a foot of a user on a pedal assembly. There is the step of depressing the pedal assembly with the foot of the user causing a connector coupled to the element to be moved and dispense a paper towel. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090212150 | Sheet Product Dispenser - A dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a supply to a user is disclosed. The dispenser includes a feed device for dispensing a length of sheet product, an energy storage device in operable communication with the feed device, and a user interface in operable communication with the energy storage device. The user interface is biased in a first direction to a rest position by the energy storage device and is responsive to energy from the user to move in a second direction opposite the first direction and transfer energy to the energy storage device. The energy storage device is in operable connection with the feed device and applies the transferred energy to generate motion of the user interface in the first direction toward the rest position to actuate the feed device and dispense the sheet product. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20120181371 | Roll Dispenser - A web dispenser is fitted with a crank that extends from the side or below the dispenser and is ergonomically shaped to receive the edge of a user's hand rather than the palm side of the user's hand. The crank interfaces with an advance mechanism in the dispenser that advances web material from the roll as the crank is pushed downward. The crank has a curved body that forms a recess or depression for receiving the edge of the user's hand. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120273605 | Cover actuated roll towel dispense - Toweling dispenser apparatus includes a cover having relatively moveable cover portions. Relative movement caused by pushing one of the cover portions operates through transmission structure to rotate a toweling support drum and move toweling within the interior of the apparatus toward a dispensing position. | 11-01-2012 |
| 242564300 | Feeder spaced from coil | 21 |
| 20100072317 | WIRE DISPENSING SYSTEM - A wire dispensing system for dispensing wire from a wire coil in a drum to a welding site. The system includes a wire feeder mounted on the top of the drum above the wire coil. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20140048644 | Wire-Advancement System Having Transporting Means Designed as a Transporting Belt or Transporting Chain and Having Cuboidal Pressure-Exerting Bodies - A wire feeding system having a pressure element and a transport element, between which the wire is transported, and having at least one drive unit, wherein the transport element is designed as a transport belt or a transport chain, characterized in that the transport element and the pressure element each consist of cuboid-shaped pressure elements ( | 02-20-2014 |
| 242564400 | Roller or sprocket | 19 |
| 20090230231 | Foldable Type Wet Towel Formation Device for a Wet Towel Feeder - The present invention relates to a foldable type wet towel formation device for a wet towel feeder, which can supply the foldable type disposable wet towel formed by cutting a fabric wound in a roll shape during it is transported, and allowing the cut fabric to absorb water to thereby be folded into many folds. The foldable type wet towel formation device comprises first and second actuators, a transporting unit, a first driving unit, a shaft, and a second driving unit. In this instance, the transporting unit comprises a driving roller, a driven roller, and a belt engaged with the driving roller and the driven roller to be rotated between them, and is operated by the first actuator to transport the fabric. The first driving unit is constructed to transfer the movement of the first actuator to the driving roller The shaft is arranged between the driving roller and the driven roller to fold the fabric by the angular movement of a plurality of levers installed between the belt and the rollers. The second driving unit is constructed to transfer the movement of the second actuator to the shaft. In this instance, the first driving unit of the present invention comprises a first driving gear coupled to the first actuator to be rotated, and a first driven gear coupled to the driving roller and engaged with the first driving gear to be rotated, and any one of the first driving gear and the first driven gear is formed with a no-tooth zone corresponding to the time during which the transportation of the fabric is stopped when the shaft performs the angular movement. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100127112 | Apparatus And Method For Dispensing A Deformable Web - An apparatus is described for dispensing a deformable web, comprising a transport element rotatable under the influence of a drive, and a web guide disposed opposite thereto. The transport element and the web guide are arranged to cooperate, for the purpose of transport and deformation of the web. Moreover, the drive is fully integrated into the transport element. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100219280 | PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER WITH FIXED, AXIALLY ALIGNED ROLLER ON LOADING DOOR - 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. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219281 | PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER WITH MOTOR DISPOSED OVER LIP OF LOADING DOOR - 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 loading door includes a curved body and a lip that generally extends away from the curved body. A portion of the main body that extends over the lip when the loading door is in the closed position includes the motor therein. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219282 | AUTOMATIC PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER WITH HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING LOADING DOOR LIP - 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 loading door includes a curved body and a lip that generally extends in parallel to a top surface of the housing away from the curved body. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219283 | DISPENSING GAP DEFINED BETWEEN LOADING DOOR AND MAIN BODY OF AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER - 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 front wall of the main body and a lip of the loading door collectively define a gap to which the guiding system guides the toweling and through which towels are dispensed when the loading door is in the closed position. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219284 | AUTOMATIC PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER WITH DRIVEN ROLLER ON LOADING DOOR - 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 can be mounted to an underside of a cabinet. In an aspect, the towel dispenser includes a motor and a transmission for feeding the toweling outside of the housing during dispensing of a towel, and an associated sensor. The motor is mechanically connected to the first roller by a transmission, and the second roller is connectable to the motor via the transmission. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100224717 | Roll-Paper Feeding Device And Image Forming Apparatus - In a printer that uses a roll paper being a printing medium, when a 2-inch roll paper is used, as a flange member coaxially fixed to each central portion of both ends of a paper tube of the roll paper in its axial direction, a flange member with a smaller outer diameter than that of the flange member used for a 3-inch roll paper is used. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110068219 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT IN AUTOMATIC TOWEL DISPENSER - A towel dispenser includes a main body; a loading door that rotates relative to the main body between open and closed positions; and a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing while towels are dispensed from the housing. The guide system includes a first roller attached to the main body and having a toothed surface proximate a first end thereof, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a toothed surface proximate a first end thereof that is configured to mesh with the toothed surface of the first roller. A transmission connects a motor to a second end of the first roller, the second end of the first roller being opposite the first end of the first roller. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110168831 | DISPENSER LOADING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF LOADING A DISPENSER - A dispenser for sheet material such as paper towel, having a housing body and a housing cover. A feed mechanism in the dispenser includes a drive roller and a pressure roller forming a nip therebetween. Movement of the housing cover from a closed position towards an open position moves the pressure roller relatively away from the drive roller to open the nip. The reverse occurs during closing the cover. This allows easy access to the space between the rollers when adding a new supply of sheet material or when removing sheet material jams. A method for loading a dispenser is also included. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110180652 | FILAMENT CONTAINER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A container comprising a housing that is configured to rotatably mount a filament supply spool, and a filament guide mechanism mountable within a channel of the housing, where the filament guide mechanism comprises a filament pathway configured to guide the filament from the filament supply spool rotatably mounted in the interior chamber, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of the filament through at least a portion of the filament pathway. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120241548 | Pinch Roller Assembly for a Dispenser - A pinch roller assembly for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller body and a plurality of clips. The roller body includes a plurality of grooves. The roller body is rotatably associated with the plurality of clips, each clip being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120241549 | WEB CONVEYANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAME - A method for conveying a web using an engagement cover ( | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130299624 | AUTOMATED TISSUE DISPENSER - An automated dispenser includes a rotatable carousel including a mounting station for a primary roll of sheet product and a mounting station for a reserve roll of sheet product; mounting brackets configured for mounting the carousel such that it is movable between a locked, rearward position for dispensing and a forward position where the carousel is rotatable for reloading; a drive system including a motor coupled to a drive roller and control circuitry; a transfer mechanism adapted so as to be operable to urge a tail of the reserve roll toward a dispensing nip of the drive system upon depletion of the primary roll; a housing; and an auxiliary access aperture fitted with an access door, the auxiliary aperture and access door being configured and adapted to be manually operable to expose the reserve roll for manual dispensing. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130306785 | AUTOMATED SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER - A dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis, a roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis, and a spring configured to bias the roller into contact with a sheet product. Another dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis, a roller positioned within the chassis, a pair of plugs, and a pair of springs. The roller is coupled to the chassis via the plugs, and the springs are configured to bias the roller into contact with a sheet product. Still another dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis, a first roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis, a second roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis, and a spring configured to bias the first roller toward the second roller and into contact with a sheet product. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140166802 | TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A transport device includes a medium carrying unit on which a medium having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface is superposedly wound in a cylindrical shape so as to form a roll body, the second surface being oriented so as to form an inner circumferential surface in the roll body, a route defining portion fixed in a curved shape so as to guide the medium such that the second surface is oriented to the inner side of the curve, and a slave roller that nips the medium in collaboration with a transport roller so as to deform the medium such that the second surface becomes oriented to the outer side of the curve, the slave roller being located downstream of the route defining portion in the transport direction of the medium. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20160032599 | Drywall tape dispenser actuated using a drill - A drywall tape dispenser actuated using a drill has an “L” shaped member having a top cross piece, an elongated side piece, and an elbow portion therebetween thereby forming an L-shape, a first spindle member at a bottom portion of the elongated side piece, a second spindle member at a top portion of the elongated side piece and within the elbow portion, and a third spindle member between the first and second spindle members. An active pressure roller rotatably attached to a distal end section of the top cross piece opposite the elbow portion adapted to press on a surface portion of tape passing thereby. A passive pressure roller rotatably attached to the distal end section of the top cross piece opposite the elbow portion and spaced from the active pressure roller and adapted to press on an opposite surface portion of the tape passing thereby, such that the active pressure roller and the passive pressure roller are adapted to pinch the tape passing therethrough. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160060064 | Roller Assembly for a Dispenser - A pinch roller assembly for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller body and a plurality of clips. The roller body includes a plurality of grooves. The roller body is rotatably associated with the plurality of clips, each clip being disposed in one of the plurality of grooves. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160114369 | BELT REPLACEMENT DEVICE - A belt replacement device may include: a base portion having a belt placed thereon, the belt being wound in a roll shape; a rotating portion mounted on the base portion, and rotating the belt wound in a roll shape; a transporting portion holding and transporting the belt passed through the rotating portion; a guide portion guiding the belt discharged through the transporting portion; and a loading portion to which the belt dropped from the guide portion is loaded, and the belt replacement device can improve winding workability for the belt. | 04-28-2016 |
| 242564500 | Coil engaging driver | 5 |
| 20080237387 | Nozzle - The present invention provides apparatus for dispensing adhesive elements, provided at spaced apart locations along a tape, to a target location on a surface. The apparatus comprises means for accommodating said tape in coiled configuration, a rotatably mounted tape dispensing head for dispensing adhesive elements from the tape to said surface; and actuating means. The actuating means includes a handle rotatably mounted on said tape accommodating means and is operably associated with said dispensing head to rotate the dispensing head to present an adhesive element to said target location. The present invention also provides is a method of dispensing adhesive elements from a tape to a target location on a surface. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110226888 | FLOOR COVERING STORAGE, DISPENSING AND RETRIEVAL RACK WITH BLOWER DEVICE - A floor covering storage, dispensing and retrieval rack includes a frame having a roller arrangement for enabling storage, dispensing and retrieval of at least one roll of floor covering relative to the floor surface. A blower device is connected to the frame for supplying a stream of forced air between the floor surface and the floor covering to ease installation and removal of the floor covering relative to the floor surface. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20130105614 | DISPENSER FOR ROLL OF ABSORBENT PAPER TISSUE OR NONWOVEN MATERIAL | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140097288 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeder includes a spool and a pair of roll holders. The spool is configured to hold a roll of print medium having an adhesive surface with no release liner attached thereto, with the roll fitted around the spool. The pair of roll holders is configured to hold the spool at opposed ends of the spool, each including at least a first rotary member, a second rotary member, and a third rotary member that contact an outer circumferential surface of the spool at different locations along the outer circumferential surface of the spool to rotatably hold the spool. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20150328906 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND PRINT APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus is provided which restrains a borne rolled sheet from being deflected to allow the sheet to be reliably fed. A sheet feeding apparatus includes a holder configured to hold a rolled sheet so as to be rotated; and a rotator configured to bear an outer periphery of the rolled sheet held by the holder from below in a direction of gravity, the rotator rotates with the rolled sheet while feeding. | 11-19-2015 |
