US 12,303,077 B2
Roll towel dispenser
Michael M. Starkey, Kent, OH (US)
Assigned to Bradley Fixtures, LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI (US)
Filed by Bradley Fixtures Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/498,185.
Application 17/498,185 is a continuation of application No. 16/413,170, filed on May 15, 2019, granted, now 11,141,027.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/751,202, filed on Oct. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/672,238, filed on May 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0022705 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47K 10/36 (2006.01); A47K 10/38 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 10/3687 (2013.01) [A47K 10/3625 (2013.01); A47K 10/38 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3253 (2013.01); A47K 2010/326 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3668 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roll towel dispenser, comprising:
a frame configured to support a roll of paper towel, the roll of paper towel including a primary roll of paper towel and a reserve roll of paper towel;
a main roller coupled to the frame, the main roller having an axis of rotation;
a transfer tab coupled to main roller and extending away from the main roller; and
a transfer bar rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, the transfer tab being closer to the main roller in the second position than when in the first position;
wherein the transfer tab is configured to move relative to the main roller during operation of the roll towel dispenser and grip a portion of the roll of paper towel and pull the roll of paper towel during operation of the roll towel dispenser; and
wherein, in the second position, the transfer bar is configured to place a portion of the reserve roll of paper towel in contact with a portion of the primary roll of paper towel.