Patent ID: 6196102
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A47K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing folded and unfolded paper towels comprising:a housing having a cover, said housing having an upper part and a lower part;a drum;a cutting device incorporated in the drum;a tensioning device;means of actuating and reversing the drum, said actuating and reversing means including an eccentric lever and a spring, wherein the upper part of the housing includes two upper flanges capable of accommodating a reel of paper material therebetween, said drum and the tensioning device being secured between a pair of lower flanges located at right angles to a rear plane of the housing, said dispensing apparatus including a device for controlling the rotation of the drum, said device including a shaped lever hinged at its base in opposition to an elastic return means, an upper part of said lever being fitted with a support shaft for supporting a pair of freely-rotatable pulleys, said pair of pulleys including a first pulley associated through a drive belt with one of said drum and said tensioning device before a portion of said paper towel from said reel is cut, and a second pulley arranged so as to come into contact with the rear of the reel of material.