Patent ID: 9572460
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A47K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A towel dispensing assembly for installation within an existing paper towel dispenser cabinet, the towel dispensing assembly comprising: a) a support frame having a generally rectangular construction with an open bottom, the support frame for insertion into and attachment to an existing paper towel dispenser cabinet, the support frame including a support platform for supporting a stack of a continuous length of pleated paper toweling, the support platform being connected to a portion of the support frame and at least partially covering the open bottom; b) a base connected to the open bottom of the support frame, the base having a bottom discharge opening for dispensing the paper toweling therethrough; c) a drive roller and a pinch roller; d) a spacer roller rotatably mounted to the support frame and supporting the support platform, the spacer roller being disposed adjacent the support platform for partially supporting the stack of pleated paper toweling and being configured to route the continuous length of pleated paper toweling from between a bottom of the stack and the support platform and toward the drive roller and the pinch roller; e) the drive roller and the pinch roller being located beneath the support platform and the spacer roller; f) a sensor that activates a dispensing operation of the drive roller; and g) a stationary cutter located on the base and below the drive roller and the pinch roller, the stationary cutter having a blade adjacent to the discharge opening for cutting a discrete towel from an end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling dispensed by the drive roller responsive to a pulling force exerted by a user on the paper toweling against the stationary cutter.