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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845593 | Apparatus and methods usable in connection with dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7341170 | Apparatus and methods usable in connection with dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338007 | Paper towel dispenser The present invention relates to a paper towel dispenser in which the towels are provided from a reel enrolled around a central nucleus. The nucleus has at both ends guiding devices of the reel along both lateral descending grooves; thus, the reel can slide in a des... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7270292 | Web transfer mechanism for flexible sheet dispenser An automatic web transfer mechanism in a flexible sheet material dispenser includes a web-sensing member operatively coupled with a transfer arm. The member senses the absence of web from a stub roll at a pre-feed portion between the stub roll and a feed roll nip to... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7237744 | Apparatus and methods usable in connection with dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182288 | Waste minimizing carousel-style dispenser A dispenser for rolled absorbent web material is disclosed. A carriage is rotatable between at least two orientations. The carriage includes a first roll holder, which holds a first roll of absorbent web material in a primary position when the carriage is in a first... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168602 | Sheet material dispenser with transfer system and method A dispenser having a transfer mechanism for transferring between a first source and a second source of sheet material, and a method for transferring between the first source and the second source. Dispensing is transferred from a first source to a second source upon... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147737 | Banderoling machine A banderoling machine joins film webs from a roll to form a film curtain. Film is placed around material to be banderoled to form a loop and the loop is tightened to clamp at least one of the film webs, and is heat-sealed and separated from the remainder of the film... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7093404 | Bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus An aim is to provide a bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus which is able to conduct a bag manufacturing at high speed, further to be small in height. A bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus 1 comprises a bag manufacturing unit that includes a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036764 | Dispenser for wiping material and similar products A dispenser has an autonomous unit comprising: a roll dispenser for dispensing a roll of material, a cutting drum, and side panels. A rear profile of the side panels comprises an edge and corresponds to an internal profile of a case. A lower part of a lower face of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6962101 | Safety device for strip dispensing machine A control and safety device for a machine for dispensing strips of material having a belt mounted between a drum (4) and a shaft (9) in a floating mount. The shaft receiving the belt having an axle of narrower diameter than the shaft in its central par... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6834826 | Film connecting/feeding apparatus Film rolls at the delivery position and the standby position are supported by supporting units. The roll is passed from the standby position to the delivery position by means of the conveying member provided in the roll conveying unit. As a result, it is not necessa... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6826991 | Web transfer mechanism for flexible sheet dispenser An automatic web transfer mechanism in a flexible sheet material dispenser includes a web-sensing member operatively coupled with a transfer arm. The member senses the absence of web from a stub roll at a pre-feed portion between the stub roll and a feed roll nip to... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826985 | Method of dispensing sheet material A dispenser having a transfer mechanism for transferring between a first source and a second source of sheet material, and a method for transferring between the first source and the second source. Dispensing is transferred from a first source to a second source upon... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6793170 | Waste minimizing paper dispenser A paper dispenser including a carriage that is rotatable between at least a first orientation and a second orientation. The carriage holds at least two rolls of paper. In the first orientation, the first roll is in a primary position and the second roll is in a seco... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6767318 | Method and unit for feeding packaging material to an operating unit On a machine for producing articles, in particular a packaging machine for producing packets of cigarettes, a reel, laid flat on a support, is fed, by means of a transfer device, to a relative unwinding pin fitted to the periphery of a rotary platform rotating about... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6736348 | Power transfer system apparatus A paper towel dispenser which provides for hands free, automatic feeding of the first sheet of a primary web roll, such as a paper towel roll, into a feed mechanism when its cover is closed. The dispenser also automatically transfers its web feed supply from a prima... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6679409 | Dispenser for rolls of web-shaped material Dispenser for rolls of a web-shaped material, such as paper, said dispenser having space for at least two rolls, at which one space is located adjacent the outlet opening (14) and is intended for a first roll in a use position and the second space is loca... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6629661 | Take-up reel, veneer reeling apparatus, tape feeding unit for veneer roll, veneer roll unwinding apparatus and a production method for laminated wood A take-up reel has a diameter equal to or more than 85 times a thickness of a veneer sheet wound thereon and equal to or more than 300 mm so as to be of a curvature of the take-up reel to reduce cracking in parallel to fiber orientations that occurs in wi... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6619504 | Multiple roll holder unit A multiple roll holder unit has a magazine in which rolls are stacked, and an associated roll holder having retaining arms moveable on opposite sides of a roll holding area. Actuation of a transfer mechanism having upper and lower cup members hinged at on... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592067 | Minimizing paper waste carousel-style dispenser apparatus, sensor, method and system with proximity sensor Apparatus for dispensing paper from rolls which feeds continuously, roll to roll, and does not require extra procedure to bring stub roll into position. The apparatus has a device for holding and positioning at least first and second rolls of paper with r... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6533213 | Method and apparatus for unwinding web materials A method and apparatus for unwinding a web material that defines a plurality of integral lanes with separators disposed between the lanes. At least one lane of the web material can be torn along a separator without using a cutting or slitting device while... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6474591 | Device for inserting a material strip in wiping material dispensing apparatus A device for inserting a strip of material in a dispensing machine for material wipes of the type in which the machine includes a housing, a cover, the housing having end shields that support a reel holder, and a drum with a cutting device. The drum inclu... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6422503 | Toilet paper roll dispenser A dispenser for toilet paper rolls each having a hollow tube core section on which paper is rolled, comprises an upstanding elongated container defined by a peripheral wall and a base portion at a bottom end thereof. A removable cover portion is at an ope... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6402083 | Bobbin loading and unloading apparatus Apparatus for introducing fresh bobbins containing supplies of convoluted web material into and for evacuating expired bobbins from web consuming machines has a reservoir for a horizontal row of coaxial fresh bobbins and a conveyor system for delivery of ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6354533 | Web transfer mechanism for flexible sheet dispenser A dispenser sequentially dispenses web material from a working web roll and then a reserve web roll. A web sensing mechanism senses the presence of the working web at a back side of the main feed roller and introduces the leading end of the reserve web ro... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6224010 | Apparatus and method for dispensing paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling Dispenser apparatus for dispensing paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling includes a paper toweling feed roller and a guide partially surrounding the feed roller having a curved guide surface spaced from the paper toweling feed roller. The feed roll... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6152397 | Spacing member for a sheet material dispenser A spacer member for a sheet material dispenser. Desirably, the spacer member may be positioned between a first sheet material and a second sheet material for minimizing contact between the first and second sheet materials and preventing the inadvertent di... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145779 | Dual roll transfer dispenser A dual roll dispenser includes a housing having first and second roll retaining devices for holding at least two rolls within the housing. A feed mechanism is disposed in the housing to dispense material from the first roll and second roll in a sequential... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6086011 | Automatic band charging device for strapping packing machine Front end portions of respective bands drawn out of two band reels are guided in substantially parallel relationship by means of band guide 11. When the band reel in use becomes empty, band feeding unit 30 is driven in reverse to thereby discharge a rear ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056232 | Method of loading film roll on film unwinder shaft and film producing and packaging system A carriage has a support shaft for supporting a plurality of film rolls and can be closed by a light shield cover to place the film rolls in a light-shielded state. A film roll storage mechanism is disposed in a dark room and has a shank for receiving the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5979821 | Multiple roll towel dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a web from a roll of paper includes a housing and a cover connected thereto to provide access to the housing interior. The dispenser has mechanism for supporting a paper roll and a drive roller and tension roller operatively ass... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5924617 | Multiple roll towel dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a web from a roll of paper includes a housing and a cover connected thereto to provide access to the housing interior. The dispenser has mechanism for supporting a paper roll and a drive roller and tension roller operatively ass... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5526973 | Automatic web transfer mechanism for flexible sheet dispenser A dispenser for sequentially dispensing web material from a primary web roll and then a reserve web roll. The dispenser senses the presence of the primary web directly at the feed nip defined by two feed rollers and introduces the leading edge of the rese... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5375785 | Automatic web transfer mechanism for flexible sheet dispenser A dispenser for sequentially dispensing web material from a primary web roll and then a reserve web roll. The dispenser senses the presence of the primary web directly at the feed nip defined by two feed rollers and introduces the leading edge of the rese... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5330119 | Automated uncoiling apparatus A method and apparatus for simultaneously preparing and feeding coils of strip stock into a strip processing line. Two coil support mechanisms are provided, each rotatably supporting a coil for uncoiling. A takeoff mechanism spaced apart from the strip pr... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5302167 | Embossing dispenser roll transfer assembly Disclosed is transfer apparatus for use in an embossing dispenser capable of sequentially dispensing primary and secondary rolls of a sheet material. The transfer apparatus includes pivotally mounted transfer linkage which supports a primary roll contacti... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5299407 | Process and device for avoiding strapping-caused downtime on machine for strapping packages The invention concerns a process and a device for avoiding interruptions of operation caused by the strapping, on machines for the strapping of packing elements. The process is characterized by a second strapping coil with further strapping, and in that t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297751 | Method of replacing strip material on a manufacturing machine A method of replacing a first strip with a second strip on a manufacturing machine featuring an input traction device for feeding the first strip along a route defined by a first and second portion at a given angle in relation to each other; according to ... | 03/29/1994 |
