Patent ID: 6213424
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A portable dispenser apparatus for dispensing pre-moistened towelettes from a web roll, comprising:a housing formed with a towelette dispensing opening, and a storage compartment adapted to support the web of pre-moistened towelettes in a roll;a dispensing means for drawing an end-most towelette from the web and dispensing it through the dispensing opening;an activating means for activating the dispensing means to dispense the end-most towelettes from the web, the activating means including an actuator that momentarily actuates the activating means when operated to dispense a single towelette; anda removal sensing means for sensing removal of the end-most towelette of the web from the dispensing opening and providing a control signal, the dispensing means being responsive to the control signal to return the remainder of the web to the storage compartment subsequent to removal of the end-most towelette from the dispensing opening.