Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dispenser with drop down feature and method
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Application No.: US17913218Application Date: 2020-04-30
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Publication No.: US12193615B2Publication Date: 2025-01-14
- Inventor: Richard P. Lewis , Edward A. Raleigh , Jeffrey J. Brickl , Matthew T. Woerpel , Robert Godfrey
- Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WI Neenah
- Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Neenah
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- International Application: PCT/US2020/030625 WO 20200430
- International Announcement: WO2021/221643 WO 20211104
- Main IPC: A47K10/36
- IPC: A47K10/36 ; A47K10/38

Abstract:
A dispenser is disclosed that facilitates loading of new rolls of material and the removal of empty cores. The dispenser includes a cradle roller spaced from a pair of abutment rollers. As a roll of material is dispensed, the diameter of the roll reduces causing the roll to drop from the cradle roller to a collection device. A transfer assembly pivots with the roll so that the sheet material continues to be dispensed from the dispenser without interruption. Once the roll of material drops to the collection device, a new roll of material can be loaded into the dispenser for automatic transfer to the new roll once the first roll of material has been completely depleted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230130085A1 Dispenser with Drop Down Feature and Method Public/Granted day:2023-04-27
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