Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Klemen Erzen

Richard Paul Lewis

Jos Oberdorf

A dispenser for dispensing dispensable product is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having an interior volume so as to retain the dispensable product. The dispenser also includes a front cover assembly and a backplate that each form at least a portion of the housing. The front cover assembly includes a front plate having a first side and a second and opposite side. The first side forms the exterior of the dispenser and the second side faces the interior volume. A printed circuit board is disposed on the second side of the front plate. The back plate includes a first side and a second and opposite side facing the interior volume. One or more power packs are disposed on the second side of the backplate. The printed circuit board is powered by the one or more power packs when the front cover assembly is in a closed position.

Dispenser with roll transfer mechanism

A dispenser for dispensing sheet material from one or more rolls of sheet material is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having an interior volume and a module disposed within the housing including a dispensing mechanism. The dispenser includes a transfer assembly having a rear transfer roller and a front transfer roller disposed on a transfer arm. The transfer arm is disposed in one or more walls of the module via a slot. The transfer arm is configured to be placed in an operating position or a loading position. When in the loading position, the transfer arm extends into a second portion of the slot to provide greater clearance between the front transfer roller and the drive roller to facilitate loading of the sheet material. A transfer assembly is also disclosed having a rear transfer roller disposed in a slot disposed in a second portion of the transfer arm. When in loading position, the rear transfer roller extends into the second portion of the slot to provide greater clearance between the front transfer roller and the drive roller to facilitate loading of the sheet material.

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