Patent ID: 11889955
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A sheet material dispenser, comprising:
a dispenser housing having a supply of sheet material supported therein and a discharge through which the sheet material is dispensed;
a feed roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing, and including a feed roller body having a chamber defined therein, and an exterior surface that at least partially engages the sheet material;
wherein the sheet material is fed from the supply of sheet material along a path of travel toward the discharge by rotation of the feed roller;
a cutting assembly comprising:
a cutting blade received within the chamber of the feed roller body and movable into and out of the feed roller body through at least one opening defined therein,
a movable support coupled to the cutting blade and having a first end connected to the feed roller body and a second end, and
a cam track defined within the chamber of the feed roller body,
wherein the second end of the movable support is connected to a cam follower that engages the cam track such that as the feed roller rotates, the cam follower moves about the cam track, causing the movable support to be pivoted about the first end thereof and move the cutting blade through the at least one opening defined in the feed roller body and toward engagement with the sheet material; and

a biasing assembly including one or more biasing members extending at partially along the feed roller body and coupled to the feed roller body to assist rotation thereof, to facilitate movement of the cutting blade, or a combination thereof.