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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6921141 | Water resistant instrument enclosure A water resistant enclosure is provided for devices such as radios which are installed in, for example, marine vehicles where there is constant exposure to moisture, spray, and the like. An enclosure mounts to the vehicle and supports the device. A bezel frame seals... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6903654 | Automatic dispenser apparatus The invention is directed to improved automatic dispenser apparatus for dispensing sheet material and the like without contact between a user and the dispenser. Proximity detection apparatus is provided to detect the presence of a user in a detection zone generated ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6736466 | Paper towel dispensing apparatus A paper towel dispensing apparatus and an assembly for converting a cloth towel dispensing apparatus into a paper towel dispensing apparatus wherein the assembly is of the type employing a wall-mounted cabinet, a roll of toweling carried in a towel bin from which th... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6578936 | Continuous roll towel dispenser A continuous loop roll towel dispenser actuated by pulling on the loop of toweling with the hands is shown in which the next user can dispense a fresh segment of towel without contacting the used towel portion.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6267460 | Towel dispenser A towel dispenser is provided with a pivoting unit into which a winding roller driven by way of a friction drive is mounted in an easily suspensible manner. An additional loop, which is tightened by a compensator roller in a direction +p, is formed in the... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5820231 | Towel dispenser for roll toweling In a dispenser (1) a dispensing mechanism (18) and a take-up mechanism (19) are arranged on a single side of a removable unit (20) so that an energy storage driven by dispensing is also not discharged even when the cabinet is opened, that the take-up can ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5573318 | Towel dispenser Unused towel rolled up in a shell (4) is guided between a roller (38) and a tracer (40) for detecting the towel end and via a transport roller (6a), forms a loop and runs via a transport roller (6b) to a roller (13) guided in slots (14a,b) and intended fo... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5244263 | Continuous towel cabinets A continuous towel cabinet comprises a compartment for a roll of clean towel, and an arrangement of rollers for repeatedly allowing a length of clean towel to be dispensed into a loop beneath the cabinet and for simultaneously rewinding an equivalent leng... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5184885 | Cloth towel dispenser with two adjoining units The cloth towel dispenser appropriately comprises two towel units, whereof each unit is independently completely operational. The cloth towel (7) is guided over a delivery roller (20) into a draw-in roller (25). On pulling out the towel (7) for forming a ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4999611 | Towel cabinet replenishment indication and identification system The system indicates which of a plurality of dispersed towel cabinets in a building have their clean towel webs soiled, and require towel roll replacement. A clean toweling supply roller system is mounted within each of the cabinets for web unwinding rota... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4856854 | Towel dispenser A towel dispenser which includes a mechanism for eliminating towel sidewise displacement, a device for keeping a front lid open, and a locking device.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4828343 | Roll towel cabinet A roller towel cabinet in which when an unused roll towel (32) wound in a roll shape is pulled out for usage, a used portion of the roll towel is simultaneously wound. The unused portion of the roll towel is sequentially pulled out in the state of contact... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4746907 | Towel cabinet replenishment indication and identification system The system indicates which of a plurality of dispersed towel cabinets in a building have their clean towel webs soiled, and require towel roll replacement. A clean toweling supply roller system is mounted within each of the cabinets for web unwinding rota... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4676559 | Towel dispenser A towel dispenser for dispensing a towel loop so that the planes of the exit leg and the return leg of the loop are substantially in line with the user. The towel dispenser comprises a housing having front and rear walls and joined by a top wall and a bas... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4448462 | Towel dispenser A towel dispenser of the continuous loop type wherein the housing has two spaced apart and vertically extending support members mounted on the rear wall, each support member having a cantilever portion with mounting mechanism for pivotally mounting a towe... | 05/15/1984 |
