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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Bruce McLean Gemmell, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An adapter for converting a core roll product dispenser into a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll. The adapter includes: (1) a housing defining a central cavity and an opening at an end of the central cavity; (2) a retractable plunger having a distal end, a central shaft, and a base, the retractable plunger being configured so the base and a first portion of the central shaft is retained in the housing and the distal end and a second portion of the central shaft extend through the opening at an end of the central cavity so the plunger is adapted to penetrate a depression defined at an end of a coreless roll product; (3) a resilient element in communication with the plunger that can apply a force against the plunger so the plunger is adapted to retract into the central cavity when a greater opposing force is applied against its distal end during loading and extend when the greater opposing force is removed; and (4) an element that may be used to secure the adapter to a core roll product dispenser. The adapters may be part of a dispenser for a coreless roll product having a pair of depressions defined in the ends of the coreless roll.