Patent ID: 8616486
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A47K,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing a continuous feed material, the dispenser comprising: a housing; a first gear mounted in said housing, said first gear being rotatable about a first axis; a chassis movably connected to said housing; a second gear mounted on said chassis, said second gear being rotatable about a second axis that is parallel to said first axis; wherein teeth of said first gear and teeth of said second gear are configured to intermesh with each other and to allow continuous feed material to pass therethrough, said chassis being configured to maintain said first and second gears adjacent to each other while enabling a distance between said first and second gears to be adjustable; and a brake connected to one of said first or second gears that controls an amount of force required to rotate said one of said first or second gears, wherein said brake is configured to increase and decrease an amount of braking force applied on said one of said first or second gears so as to control freedom of rotation of said one of said first or second gears, and wherein the braking force is an axial force.