Patent ID: 8740129

Claim:
Control apparatus for controlling operation of a paper toweling dispenser including a rotatable double-ended paper toweling support drum, a shaft projecting from at least one of the ends of said paper toweling support drum and an electric motor for simultaneously rotating said paper toweling support drum and said shaft, said control apparatus including, in combination: at least one control switch; a handle connected to said shaft and rotatable responsive to rotation of said paper toweling support drum and said shaft, said handle during rotation thereof alternatively opening and closing said at least one control switch to control a function of said paper towel dispenser, said handle including an outer handle portion and an inner handle portion, said outer handle portion fixedly attached to said shaft and rotatable with said shaft, and said inner handle portion slidably attached to said shaft and defining an opening receiving said shaft, said inner handle portion axially movable relative to said shaft and relative to said outer handle portion; and handle portion connector structure connecting said outer handle portion and said inner handle portion and preventing relative rotation therebetween whereby said inner handle portion will rotate with said outer handle portion, said shaft and said paper toweling support drum, said inner handle portion having at least one projection projecting therefrom and engageable with said at least one control switch responsive to rotation of said outer handle portion, said shaft and said paper toweling support drum.