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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
William B. Troutman, Charlotte, NC (US);
William B. Troutman, Ii, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas James Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Christopher Hoy, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lawrence Ober, Pineville, NC (US);
William B. Troutman, Charlotte, NC (US);
William B. Troutman, II, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas James Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Christopher Hoy, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lawrence Ober, Pineville, NC (US);
Innovia Intellectual Properties, LLC, Matthews, NC (US);
Abstract
A towel dispenser includes a housing including a main body; a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position, in which the housing is configured to dispense towels there from, and an open position, in which the housing is configured to receive toweling therein; and a guide system that is configured to guide the toweling within the housing while towels are dispensed from the housing. The loading door serves as a towel carrier and has a curved surface defining a cavity configured to receive the roll of paper towels in floating engagement therewith such that the roll of paper towels rolls and slides on the curved surface during unwinding.