US 12,075,950 B2
Auto-drop dispenser
Eric M. Chalko, Alpharetta, GA (US); Jae Gu, Atlanta, GA (US); and Thomas Cahoon, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Appl. No. 17/772,584
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 31, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/059018
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/086361, PCT Pub. Date May 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369871 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A47K 10/36 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 10/3687 (2013.01) [A47K 2010/3681 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drop assembly for a tissue dispenser,
the drop assembly having a first position, and a second collapsed position, the drop assembly comprising:
an upper carriage having a first arm, a second opposed arm, and a roll holder;
a lower carriage having a lock having a first arm, a second opposed arm, and a roll holder; and
a carriage support extending between the lower carriage and the upper carriage; and
wherein the carriage support releases at least one of the upper carriage, lower carriage, or both the upper and the lower carriage when the lock is unlocked, transitioning the drop assembly from the first position to the second collapsed position.