Patent ID: 6786377
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A47K,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A single hand, paper towel dispenser comprising:a base operable to be mounted upon a generally planar surface; a core holder for a roll of paper towel segments connected together end-to-end along transverse perforated tear lines, said core holder having a central longitudinal axis and being connected to said base, said core holder being operable to rotatably support the roll of paper towel segments; and a single hand, paper towel dispensing bale connected to said base forming a bale pivot operable to pivot toward and away from said central longitudinal axis of said core holder, said bale having a pair of mutually parallel arms fixed with respect to each other and extending in a posture generally parallel with said central longitudinal axis of said core holder, said pair of mutually parallel arms comprising, a first brake arm operable to extend transversely across the roll of paper towel segments mounted upon said core holder and, during a paper towel dispensing operation, said brake arm contacts an exterior surface of the roll of paper towel segments, and a second actuating arm operable to extend transversely across the direction of unreeling of the roll of paper towel segments and being spaced from said first brake arm and away from the exterior surface of the roll of paper towel segments, said second actuating arm providing a tear bar such that paper towel segments can be facilely trained beneath said first brake arm, and over said second actuating arm such that unreeling of a desired number of the paper towel segments can be achieved with one hand and downward movement of the paper towel segments against the second actuating arm will concomitantly force said first brake arm to be pressed against the exterior surface of said roll of paper towel segments to stop rotation of the roll and effect lateral tearing of the desired number of paper towel segments over said second actuating arm along one of the tear lines adjacent to said second actuating arm.