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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antwain D. Taylor, Suwanee, GA (US);
Randall M. Bachtel, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/606 ; B65H 4/918 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/606 ; B65H 4/918 ;
Abstract
Adapters according to the invention are configured for solid or coreless rolls of material dispensed in a roll dispenser. The dispenser has slots defined on the side walls thereof along which the adapters move. The adapters include a carriage having opposite side members attached to a transverse support arm. A pin is disposed on the outboard surface of each side member and engages in the slots defined in the dispenser side walls. A protrusion is disposed on an inboard surface of each side member and engages at least partially into a recess or divot formed in the sides of the solid or coreless roll.