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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/3687 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3681 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drop assembly for a paper product dispenser is provided that transitions an upper carriage for a second roll of paper product into a primary or first position after depletion of a first or primary roll of paper product without user intervention. The drop assembly transitions the upper carriage into approximately the same position previously occupied by the lower carriage, allowing a small aperture in a front face of a dispenser to be used. Additionally, the drop assembly can include a reset connection to transition the drop assembly back to the firsts position upon opening of a dispenser front face.