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Patent US6138939 - Coreless adapter for dispensers of cored rolls of material - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn adapter for a dispenser, the adapter including at least one carriage unit which is slidably mounted within a dispenser. In selected embodiments, the adapter of the present invention includes a frame which is mountable within a dispenser, the carriage unit slidably mounted within the frame. Each carriage...http://www.google.com/patents/US6138939?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6138939 - Coreless adapter for dispensers of cored rolls of materialAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6138939 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/344,623Publication dateOct 31, 2000Filing dateJun 25, 1999Priority dateAug 17, 1998Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2337384A1, WO2000008994A1Publication number09344623, 344623, US 6138939 A, US 6138939A, US-A-6138939, US6138939 A, US6138939AInventorsRichard Paul Lewis, Stephen Lawrence PhelpsOriginal AssigneeKimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (20), Classifications (10), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCoreless adapter for dispensers of cored rolls of materialUS 6138939 AAbstract An adapter for a dispenser, the adapter including at least one carriage unit which is slidably mounted within a dispenser. In selected embodiments, the adapter of the present invention includes a frame which is mountable within a dispenser, the carriage unit slidably mounted within the frame. Each carriage unit includes a pair of spaced apart arms, each arm having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. An outboard pin is disposed on the outboard surface, the outboard pin configured to slidably engage a channel of a dispenser. An inboard pin may be rotatably attached to the inboard surface, the inboard pin configured to engage a coreless roll of material. In selected embodiments, the frame may include a base and a pair of spaced apart side rails, each side rail extending upwardly from the base. A rear support may also be provided, the rear support extending upwardly from the base. At least one carriage unit is provided which is slidably mounted within the frame, each carriage unit including, in selected embodiments, a locking mechanism adapted to lock the carriage to the frame so that the carriage unit is slidable within the frame.
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