Patent ID: 6145779
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A roll dispenser configured for dispensing at least two rolls of material, comprising:a housing, said housing further comprising a first roll retaining device and a second roll retaining device for holding first and second rolls of material within said housing;a feed mechanism disposed within said housing to dispense material from the first and second rolls;a movable guide member disposed within said housing, said guide member movable between a staging position spaced from said feed roller and an operating position wherein said guide member contacts and moves material from the second roll to proximate said feed mechanism;a movable trigger roller disposed so as to extend longitudinally against an outer circumferential surface of the first roll as the first roll is reduced in diameter with depletion thereof; andwherein upon the first roll being depleted to a certain diameter, said trigger roller passes beyond and out of contact with the first roll to a trigger position, said trigger roller operably connected to said guide member so as to move said guide member to said operating position upon said trigger roller moving to said trigger position.