Patent ID: 8231076

Claim:
A towel dispenser, comprising: (a) a housing for receiving toweling, comprising (i) a main body, (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 there from, and (B) an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein, and (iii) a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing during extension from and retraction into the housing of the toweling, the guide system comprising a first roller attached to the main body and having a first toothed surface, and a second roller attached to the loading door and having a second toothed surface that is configured to mesh with the first toothed surface, (iv) wherein at least one end of the first roller moves such that an axis of rotation of the first roller moves relative to the main body of the housing, (v) wherein the first roller is spring biased toward engagement with the second roller when the loading door is in the closed position, and (vi) wherein the toothed surfaces of the first roller and the second roller mesh together when the loading door moves into the closed position from the open position and do not preclude the loading door from moving into the closed position from the open position, (b) wherein the loading door comprises a towel carrier having a surface defining a cavity configured to receive the roll of paper towels such that the roll of paper towels rolls and slides on the surface during unwinding.