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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
May. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dannie D Byrd, Willmore, KY (US);
Alain P Cotnoir, Danville, KY (US);
Adam T Elliott, Lexington, KY (US);
Victor Mendelsberg, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Mosinee Paper Corporation, Mosinee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2425641 ; 242563 ; 2425644 ; 312 348 ;
Abstract
A towel dispenser comprising an electronic power system, which includes an array of one or more photovoltaic cells for energizing a control circuitry which, in turn, controls operation of the dispenser. The control circuitry is responsive to a sensing device, comprised of a motion detector, which senses rapid changes in light, which in turn, activates the dispensing of a length of paper towels when an object, such as a user's hand, is moved in front of the sensing device.