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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Richard P. Lewis, Marietta, GA (US);
Edward A. Raleigh, Lodi, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Brickl, Prairie Du Sac, WI (US);
Matthew T. Woerpel, Lodi, WI (US);
Robert Godfrey, Monona, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing a roll of material is disclosed. The dispenser includes a rear housing and an openable cover. The rear-housing includes a roll transfer apparatus for transferring the roll of material from a first dispensing position to a second dispensing position. The roll transfer apparatus includes a transfer arm engaged with a transfer disk and a transfer latch capable of engaging and disengaging the transfer disk to facilitate movement of the roll of material from a first dispensing position to a second dispensing position. Also disclosed are methods for replacing a roll of material in a dispenser.