Patent ID: 8079542

Claim:
An automatic towel dispenser, comprising: (a) a housing for receiving toweling, the housing comprising, (i) a main body that comprises a front wall of the housing, (ii) a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between, (A) a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels therefrom, and (B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and (iii) a guide system configured to guide the toweling while towels are dispensed from the housing, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door; (b) a motor and a transmission driven by the motor that causes the first roller to rotate; (c) wherein the motor is mounted to the main body of the housing and is mechanically connected to the first roller by the transmission; and (d) wherein the transmission causes the second roller to rotate when the transmission is driven by the motor, the second roller being connectable to the motor via the transmission when the loading door is in the closed position.