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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Matthew Friesen, Surrey, CA;
John Friesen, Vancouver, CA;
Brad Friesen, Vancouver, CA;
Andrew Jackman, Langley, CA;
Alex Trampolski, Richmond, CA;
Matthew Friesen, Surrey, CA;
John Friesen, Vancouver, CA;
Brad Friesen, Vancouver, CA;
Andrew Jackman, Langley, CA;
Alex Trampolski, Richmond, CA;
Dispensing Dynamics International Ltd., Surrey, CA;
Abstract
A hybrid towel dispenser is provided that can be operated in an automatic dispensing mode and a manual dispensing mode. The dispenser includes a drum having a retractable knife that extends out of the drum when the drum rotates past a selected position and severs a towel segment from a towel sheet. The dispenser also includes a motor, a manual advance assembly, and a one-way rotational coupling that couples the motor to the drum such that the motor rotates the drum in the automatic dispensing mode and a user can rotate the drum in the manual dispensing mode separately from the motor, using the manual advance assembly.