Patent ID: 6550714
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
A wiping paper dispensing apparatus comprising:a housing; a cover; a drum disposed in a lower part of said housing and supported therein for rotation; a cutter device built into the drum; and drum cocking and returning means arranged on a lateral side of the drum, said cocking and returning means including a crank and a cocking spring, said apparatus further including: side plates in an upper part of said housing, the side plates being constructed to support a reel holder therebetween, the apparatus further comprising: an anti-looping device for preventing looping of a strip of material coming from a reel (B) of wiping paper material retained on said reel holder, said anti-looping device including at least one mechanism acting on the reel holder to lock it in position, said mechanism being arranged on one of the side plates of the housing, and actuated by a flyweight device built into the movement of the rotating drum for causing the reel holder to be locked upon the application of a large tensile force on the strip of material.