Abstract:
There is disclosed a sheet material dispensing apparatus wherein the sheet (14) passesthrough a nip preferably formed by a drive roller (18) and a pressure roller (16). A gear segment (36) is mounted for rotation about a first point (49), and a lever (24) is mounted for rotation about a second point (34). When the lever (24) is rotated, a point (40) or surface on the lever (24) slidingly contacts a point (42) or surface on the gear segment (36) causing the gear segment (36) to rotate through a greater angle than the lever (24). The teeth of the gear segment are operably engaged with gear means (56, 60) which causes rotation of the drive roller (18). In another aspect of the invention, the gear means for rotating the drive roller includes a floating gear (56), mounted in a slot (58) that is aligned generally parallel to the teeth of the gear segment (36) and which causes rotation of the drive roller (18) during one direction of travel of the gear segment (36) and is disengaged from the drive roller (18) during the other direction oftravel of the lever (24). The invention also employs an overload mechanism (32) which prevents excessive force from being applied to the gears (36,56,60) in the event the dispenser becomes jammed. The invention is especially useful for dispensing papertowels from a cabinet.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a decorative window for use with a sanitary product dispenser such as a dispenser for dispensing tissue, paper towels or liquid soap. In a preferred embodiment the window (20,36) is substantially transparent and is mounted to the front cover (14,34) of the dispenser. A decorative strip support (60,108) releasably engages the window (10, 36) from within the dispenser. The decorative strip support member (60,108) preferably includes at least one flexible latch bar (68,116) which is engageable with a latch bolt receptacle (56,106) in the window (20, 36). A decorative strip cut to the appropriate size can be inserted against the inside surface of the window (20,36) with the decorative strip support (56, 106) removed. The decorative strip support can be reinserted against the window such that the latch bar (68,116) engages the latch receptacle (56,106) thus pressing and supporting the decorative strip between the window (20,36) and the decorative strip support (60, 108) and automatically compensating for decorative strips of different thicknesses.
Abstract:
A multi-ply flushable toilet seat cover e.g. for preventing residual water and urine droplets on a toilet seat from penetrating through the cover to the skin of the user. In one form the cover (10) includes first and second tissue webs (14,16) having a basis weight in the range of from about 4 pounds to about 50 pounds per ream, and a water soluble plastic film (18) sandwiched therebetween. The water soluble plastic film (18) may be attached to the tissue webs (14,16) by means of embossing, hot embossing, adhesives, heat sealing, or the like. The layer of tissue placed against he toilet seat absorbs the water or urine droplets thereon. Through the wicking properties of the tissue, the liquid is spread over a wider area thereof, thereby preventing liquid in sufficient quantity to dissolve through a relatively smaller area of the water soluble plastic film to come into direct contact with such a relatively smaller area of the water soluble plastic film.
Abstract:
The problem with single cartridge dispensers is that when a maintenance person looks at the liquid level of the cartridge, the fluid may be only slightly above the level indicator window with the result that the cartridge would be completely used up before the maintenance person returns to service the dispenser. Thus, it would be desirable to have two cartridges so that the user can completely exhaust one cartridge and then begin dispensing from the second cartridge. The device (10) employs two cartridges (11a,11b) each having a compressable dispensing pump (25a, 25b). A movable compression member (52) is slidable to a first position adjacent the pump (25b) of a first cartridge (11b) or to a second position adjacent the pump (25a) of the second cartridge (11a) so that fluid from only one cartridge may be dispensed at a time.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a cabinet for dispensing a web wound on a core, the cabinet having a door (17) and means (32,33) for supporting the roll (30) in the cabinet, said supporting means (32,33) having at least one arm (91) spreadable in the axial direction of the roll (30) to facilitate mounting a new roll in the cabinet, means (94), mounted in the cabinet, responsive to the position of the door for stabilizing the spreadable arm (91), the arm stabilizing means (94) having a first position that allows spreading of the one arm (91) when the door is open and a second position that limits spreading of the one arm (91) when the door is closed.