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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2017
Applicant:

Gpcp Ip Holdings Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Harold Goeking, Oshkosh, WI (US);

Robert W. Cornell, Evansville, IN (US);

Panagiotis Zosimadis, Brampton, CA;

James Noah McNeely, Grayson, GA (US);

Assignee:

GPCP IP Holdings LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/38 (2006.01); A47K 10/26 (2006.01); A47K 10/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/38 (2013.01); A47K 10/26 (2013.01); A47K 10/3612 (2013.01); A47K 10/3625 (2013.01); A47K 10/3687 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sheet product dispenser includes a transfer bar, a roller assembly, a motor, a sensor, and a controller. The transfer bar is movable between first and second positions. The roller assembly, disposed proximate the transfer bar second position, has a drive roller and a pinch roller that define a nip. The motor is in operable communication with the transfer bar to move the transfer bar between the first and second positions. The sensor is in operable communication with the dispenser cover. The controller is in operable communication with the sensor and the motor, and is responsive to executable instructions to facilitate actuation of the motor in response to a signal from the sensor to cause the transfer bar to move between the first position and second positions. The transfer bar includes at least one finger that drives an end of a roll of sheet product towards the nip upon actuation of the transfer bar from the first position to the second position.


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