公开(公告)号：US20190059661A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16171721

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLC

Inventor： Ryan Anthony Goltz ,  Mark Edwin Peters ,  Alan Joseph Johnson ,  Justin Matthew Oliphant ,  Paul James Ruthven

IPC: A47K10/42 ,  A47K10/36

Abstract: A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roll interface configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product, the roll interface including a separating member configured to engage and unseal the sealed tail; a feed roller assembly configured to dispense sheet product from the roll of sheet product, the feed roller assembly including a feed roller configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product; and a controller operable to initiate driving of the feed roller and rotation of the roll of sheet product such that the sealed tail is unsealed by engaging the separating member. A related method of automatically loading a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail in a sheet product dispenser also is provided.

公开(公告)号：US10149579B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US14595683

申请日：2015-01-13

Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLC

Inventor： Ryan Anthony Goltz ,  Mark Edwin Peters ,  Alan Joseph Johnson ,  Justin Matthew Oliphant ,  Paul James Ruthven

IPC: A47K10/42 ,  B65D83/08 ,  A47K10/36 ,  A47K10/32

Abstract: A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roll interface configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product, the roll interface including a separating member configured to engage and unseal the sealed tail; a feed roller assembly configured to dispense sheet product from the roll of sheet product, the feed roller assembly including a feed roller configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product; and a controller operable to initiate driving of the feed roller and rotation of the roll of sheet product such that the sealed tail is unsealed by engaging the separating member. A related method of automatically loading a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail in a sheet product dispenser also is provided.