Dispenser assembly and related methods
US-10143340-B2 · Dec 4, 2018 · US
Automated sheet product dispenser
US9027871B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9027871-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313951711-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Publication date | May 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
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A roller for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller shaft, a roller frame molded onto the roller shaft, and a plurality of flexible rubber portions overmolded onto the roller frame and spaced along a length of the roller frame. The rubber portions are configured to contact a sheet product for dispensing from the sheet product dispenser. A dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis and a roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis. The roller includes a roller shaft, a roller frame molded onto the roller shaft, and a plurality of flexible rubber portions overmolded onto the roller frame and spaced along a length of the roller frame. The rubber portions are configured to contact a sheet product for dispensing from the sheet product dispenser.
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What is claimed is: 1. A roller for a sheet product dispenser, the roller comprising: a roller shaft; a roller frame molded onto the roller shaft, wherein the roller frame comprises a plurality of circumferential flanges; and a plurality of flexible rubber portions overmolded onto the roller frame and spaced along a length of the roller frame, wherein each rubber portion is overmolded onto the roller frame between a pair of the flanges, and wherein the rubber portions are conf…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9027871B2 cover?
- A roller for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller shaft, a roller frame molded onto the roller shaft, and a plurality of flexible rubber portions overmolded onto the roller frame and spaced along a length of the roller frame. The rubber portions are configured to contact a sheet product for dispensing from the sheet product dispenser. A dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Georgia Pacific Consumer Prod
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A47K10/34. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).