Aaron Lee Sinclair

US Patent:

20200008630, Jan 9, 2020

Filed:

Jul 9, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/506814

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Aaron Sinclair - Tyrone GA, US
Steven Mattheeussen - Fremont WI, US
Todd Schuelke - Hortonville WI, US
Samuel Bruenger - Kaukauna WI, US
John Grosz - Ripon WI, US

International Classification:

A47K 10/38
B65H 19/10
B65H 75/08

Abstract:

Spindles and cover assemblies for dispensing sheet product are provided, such as for use with coreless sheet product rolls. The spindle may include a hollow cylindrical body, which may have an elongated channel in a sidewall; a rod which extends partially out of the body; and a spring disposed within the body in biasing contact with the rod, wherein the rod may include a flexible tab matingly engaged within the channel, permitting the rod to translate within the hollow cylindrical body without falling out. In some other cases, the hollow cylindrical body may have an end with an opening bounded by an inward facing ledge, and the rod may include a radial ledge, such that the rod can translate within the body but cannot fall out due to interference between the inward facing ledge and the radial ledge. In some other cases, the spindle includes a friction hub disposed about and rotatable around the hollow cylindrical body between ends of the body.

US Patent:

20170290471, Oct 12, 2017

Filed:

Apr 5, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/479656

Inventors:

- ATLANTA GA, US
Ted Allen Casper - Menasha WI, US
Jacob Charles Dahl - Menasha WI, US
R. Mitchel Edwards - Combined Locks WI, US
Alan Joseph Johnson - Kaukauna WI, US
John Patrick Laitala - Appleton WI, US
Nickolas Everett Madsen - Atlanta GA, US
Tammy Lynn Miller - Neenah WI, US
David Warren Murphy - Neenah WI, US
Mark Edwin Peters - New London WI, US
Kyle Andrew Pfeifer - Appleton WI, US
Ryan Joseph Schuh - Kimberly WI, US
Aaron Lee Sinclair - Tyrone GA, US
Robert Paul Stuedemann - Shawano WI, US
Kevin Michael Swanson - Larsen WI, US

International Classification:

A47K 10/36

Abstract:

Some example product dispensers that accommodate two full paper towel rolls are provided herein. The product dispenser may employ separate dispensing mechanisms for each product roll and may include roll holders that articulate out from the housing to facilitate easy loading and access to replacement and loading of the other product roll. A roll partition may be utilized to separate the web paths of the two product rolls and enable rotation of front roll holders. Example funnel covers and nip covers can aid with intuitive installation. Example roll holders with retention mechanisms help prevent unintentional dropping of the installed product roll. Other beneficial features include utilizing motor operation sensing to dispense a desired sheet length, automatic/assisted loading into the dispensing mechanism, automatic switching between dispensing of product rolls, and always dispensing from the smaller product roll first. Many other features/structures of example product dispensers are also described herein.