Patent ID: 6079305
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A47K,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A roll towel dispenser for delivering and severing sheets of web from a roll of towel comprising:(a) a rear housing;(b) a front housing closable on said rear housing to form a compartment;(c) a dispensing slot through said front housing;(d) means for supporting the roll of towel in said compartment;(e) a frame mounted within said compartment;(f) a drive roller rotatably supported on said frame, said drive roller having a slot therein;(g) a cutting blade support member rotatably supported on said frame substantially parallel to said drive roller, said cutting blade support member having a cutting blade extending therefrom;(h) a first guide roller supported by said frame and a second guide roller supported by said frame, said first guide roller forming a first nip with said drive roller, said second guide roller forming a second nip with said drive roller, said drive roller being driven by the action of a user pulling on a tail of the roll of towel passing through said first and second nips and extending through said dispensing slot;(i) a drive gear attached to said drive roller;(j) a spur gear attached to said cutting blade support member, said spur gear operatively connected with said drive gear such that rotation of said drive gear will cause rotation of said cutting blade support member and said cutting blade will be inserted into said slot to perforate the web allowing the user to separate a sheet of the web from the roll of towel;said first guide roller and said second guide roller each defining at least one annular groove therein, said at least one annular groove of respective of said first guide roller and said second guide roller aligning with one another; andat least one guide clip extending from said first guide roller to said second guide roller so as to encircle a peripheral segment of the drive roller and define a web travel path thereabout, said at least one guide clip being connected to said guide rollers at a respective of said annular grooves.