Patent ID: 6161795
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A dispenser for dispensing a jumbo roll of material having an axis of rotation, the dispenser comprising:a housing adapted to receive a jumbo roll of material;a first drive assembly including a first belt; anda second drive assembly including a second belt, the first drive assembly and second drive assembly being positioned with respect to each other so that a surface of the first belt is proximate to a surface of the second belt thereby forming a channel through which the material must pass, the channel assisting in retaining the material in a dispensing position;the first and second drive assemblies being positioned within the housing so that the jumbo roll of material is supportable by the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly, a free end of the jumbo roll of material being positionable between the surfaces of the first belt and the second belt so that, as the first belt and second belt rotate, the material is dispensed from the jumbo roll.