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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Craig D. Thompson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Jacob P. Vanderheyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christian R. Trifilio, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christopher E. Somero, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, North Oaks, MN (US);
Christopher J. Herman, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A hand held dispenser for dispensing sheet material from a roll. The dispenser includes a handle assembly, an elongated blade, and a support assembly. The handle assembly includes a hub rotatably mounted to a frame. The blade extends from the frame. The support assembly includes a bracket, a brace and a support hub. The bracket is attached to the blade apart from the frame and includes a guide track. The guide track provides first and second segments that combine to define a guide axis. A leading side of the brace is slidably mounted to the guide track along the guide axis. The support hub is rotatably mounted to a trailing side of the brace. In a locked state, the leading side is slidably disposed over the track first segment and cannot rotate. In an unlocked state, the leading side is over the track second segment and is allowed to rotate.