Aaron L 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.