Patent ID: 8276839
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In a handle cover dispenser having a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, a handle extending from the housing, and a handle cover refill cartridge disposed within the housing and in operable association with the motor, the handle cover refill cartridge comprising: a supply section configured to supply a handle cover material to at least partially cover at an exterior surface of the handle; and a collection section operatively associated with the supply section and configured to collect at least a portion of the handle cover material from the exterior surface of the handle; wherein the handle cover material comprises a sleeve having an interior surface; and wherein the handle has a hollow interior and the supply section is configured to feed the handle cover material through the hollow interior of the handle and the collection section is configured to collect the at least a portion of the handle cover material from the exterior of the handle after the at least a portion of the handle cover material has been fed through the hollow interior of the handle and then back over the exterior of the handle such that the handle cover material, when supplied, is turned inside out, thereby exposing the interior surface when it is passed over the handle.