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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Antonio M. Cittadino, Appleton, WI (US);
Ronald Richard Reeb, De Pere, WI (US);
Antonio M. Cittadino, Appleton, WI (US);
Ronald Richard Reeb, De Pere, WI (US);
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A sheet product dispenser includes a housing having a front cover, a main controller, a motor, a dispensing mechanism, a maintenance switch, and an auxiliary feed push button. The motor, main controller and dispensing mechanism are configured to dispense a length of sheet product in response to a signal representative of a request for sheet product. The maintenance switch is internally disposed within the housing and accessible for actuation when the front cover is open, in operable communication with the main controller to facilitate operation of the motor when actuated. The auxiliary feed push button is disposed in operable communication with the maintenance switch, and is disposed to be accessible and actuatable when the cover is closed. The main controller is responsive to executable instructions to facilitate actuation of the motor in response to a signal from the maintenance switch when actuated by the auxiliary feed push button.