Patent ID: 7878446
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. For use with an electrically powered dispenser, a material transport mechanism comprising: a drive roller formed about an electrically conductive drive roller shaft and extending longitudinally along a drive roller axis; a pinch roller formed about an electrically conductive pinch roller shaft and extending longitudinally along a pinch roller axis parallel to the drive roller axis; and a unitary mounting bracket further comprising: a first side plate for supporting a first respective end of each of the two shafts, a second side plate for supporting a second respective end of each of the two shafts, and a mounting bar attached between the two side plates; wherein: the unitary mounting bracket including both the two side plates and the mounting bar is integrally formed from a single sheet of electrically conductive material, the unitary mounting bracket providing a static electricity discharge path from each of the drive roller and the pinch roller through their respective shafts.