Invention Application
- Patent Title: PRODUCT REMOVAL SWITCH SHUTTLE FOR PRODUCT DISPENSERS
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Application No.: US17101000Application Date: 2020-11-23
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Publication No.: US20220160188A1Publication Date: 2022-05-26
- Inventor: Antonio M. Cittadino , Nickolas E. Madsen
- Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Main IPC: A47K10/36
- IPC: A47K10/36

Abstract:
An example sheet product dispenser includes a dispensing mechanism operable to dispense sheet product to provide the dispensed portion within a dispensing chute. A tear bar is provided for separating the dispensed portion from a remainder of the sheet product. A shuttle is positioned between a switch and the dispensed portion. The shuttle is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. When the shuttle is in the unactuated position, the switch is in the unactuated configuration. The shuttle and the switch are positioned within the sheet product dispenser such that as the user pulls on the dispensed portion the shuttle moves to the actuated position so that the shuttle applies a force on the switch sufficient enough to transition the switch to an actuated configuration to indicate removal of the dispensed portion. Other example improvements include providing feedback for user inputs to a product dispenser.
Public/Granted literature
- US11903532B2 Product removal switch shuttle for product dispensers Public/Granted day:2024-02-20
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