Patent ID: 6769589
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
A paper towel dispenser for dispensing individual sheets of paper towels from a roll of paper having regularly spaced apart lines of partial severance, between each pair of which is defined one of said individual sheets, comprising:a) a hollow housing for receiving said roll, said hollow housing having a first concave surface; b) a housing door pivotally attached to said hollow housing, said housing door having a second concave surface and reversibly moveable from a closed position in which said housing door is against said hollow housing to an open position such that an exit aperture is formed when said housing door is in said closed position; c) a funnel-shaped region at the bottom of said hollow housing terminating in a funnel outlet and having a gap along one side to permit entry of a tail of said roll; d) a paper towel ring assembly positioned adjacent to said funnel outlet, said paper towel ring assembly including a wear-resistant ring that is made of two halves, one half being positioned in said first concave surface of said hollow housing and another half in said second concave surface of said housing door such that when said housing door is in said closed position, said one half and said another half abut to form said wear-resistant ring, said wear-resistant ring positioned at said exit aperture and operative to encircle said tail of said roll; and e) a paper towel tearing member moveable over said wear-resistant ring and adjustable to vary the size of said exit aperture so as to adjust the position at which each sheet tears away from said roll.