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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2007
Harold J. Goeking, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Gregory D. Budz, Sobieski, WI (US);
Michael R. Kilgore, Little Suamico, WI (US);
Karl D. Kissinger, Appleton, WI (US);
Harold J. Goeking, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Gregory D. Budz, Sobieski, WI (US);
Michael R. Kilgore, Little Suamico, WI (US);
Karl D. Kissinger, Appleton, WI (US);
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A low reserve indicator mechanism for a supply of paper towels is disclosed. The mechanism includes a base, a pushplate, and an indicator. The pushplate is connected to the base with a translational degree of freedom therebetween, is biased in a first direction relative to the base, and is responsive to a first attribute of the supply of paper towels to translate opposite the first direction. The indicator is pivotally connected to the pushplate, and is movable between a retracted position and an indicating position in response to a second attribute of the supply of paper towels.