WO2014200394A1 - Distributeur pour empilement de matériau en bande - Google Patents

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WO2014200394A1
WO2014200394A1 PCT/SE2013/050657 SE2013050657W WO2014200394A1 WO 2014200394 A1 WO2014200394 A1 WO 2014200394A1 SE 2013050657 W SE2013050657 W SE 2013050657W WO 2014200394 A1 WO2014200394 A1 WO 2014200394A1
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Björn Larsson
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • A47K10/424—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked dispensing from the bottom part of the dispenser
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K2010/3233—Details of the housing, e.g. hinges, connection to the wall

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  • the present invention relates to a dispenser which comprises a support arrangement for supporting a stack of sheets of web material.
  • the invention further relates to a cabinet comprising a dispenser.
  • dispensers for folded and stacked sheets of web material such as paper towels and the like, are well known in the art.
  • One basic kind of dispenser comprises a housing provided with a dispensing opening at a lower end of the housing.
  • Some dispensers comprise a storage compartment for stacked sheets of web material formed integrally with the housing.
  • Other dispensers for stacked sheets of web material is provided separate from the housing, and are intended to be arranged inside a cabinet.
  • US 5950863 discloses an insert device for an existing sheet dispenser having a housing for receiving a stack of folded sheets.
  • a bottom opening of the housing is formed as a rounded elongate slot having an enlarged centre portion.
  • the insert device includes a rear panel portion; an upwardly and forwardly sloping front ramp portion, a pair of side panel portions connecting the front ramp potion to the rear panel portion; and a ledge portion extending forwardly from the panel portion toward the ramp portion.
  • US 2007/151980 discloses a paper towel cabinet including an enclosure and an opening that includes a first edge and a second edge.
  • the cabinet further includes a dispenser module configured to be housed in the enclosure.
  • the dispenser module includes a pair of generally parallel side walls defining a storage compartment having a dispensing end, and a bar extending between the side walls proximate to the dispensing end.
  • the bar extends along the opening between the first edge and the second edge of the opening.
  • the bar is disposed between a stack of paper towels and the opening.
  • US 201 1/1 14661 discloses a paper towel cabinet including a first side wall and a second side wall, a pivotally mounted front wall defining a door, a back wall extending between the side walls, and a paper towel tray having an opening to provide access to paper towels.
  • the paper towel cabinet also includes a module assembly comprising a first module having a front surface extending transversely relative to the first side wall and toward the second side wall. When the door is in an open position, the front surface prevents paper towels leaning toward the door from falling out of the cabinet.
  • the cabinet also includes a bar mounted proximate to the opening and having a length extending between the side walls. The bar is positioned between a stack of paper towels and the opening when the stack of paper towels is placed on the paper towel tray.
  • Sheets of web material to be dispensed from a dispenser come in various sizes.
  • paper towels may be provided having different widths.
  • the dispensers known from the prior art are constructed to be used together with one specific type of web material and lack provisions for storing differently sized sheets of web material. If sheets of web material having a size, especially a width, or other property, which deviates from the type of sheets intended to be used together with the dispenser are loaded into the dispenser, this will lead to an inefficient dispensing of towels. It might for example be difficult to pull out the towels without tearing or breaking the towels or the towels may not be dispensed properly one by one.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide, in a dispenser, provisions for storing and dispensing of differently sized sheets of web material. With these provisions the dispenser can be used together with a wide range of different types of web material, especially with a wide range of differently sized sheets of web material.
  • a dispenser which may form a complete dispenser being ready for use, or which dispenser may be intended to be arranged in a cabinet, either as a removable unit or as an integral part of the cabinet, is provided.
  • the dispenser comprises a support arrangement for supporting a stack of sheets of web material arranged at a dispensing end of the dispenser, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall extending between the first and second side walls, wherein the first, second and third side walls form a storage compartment for receiving the stack of sheets of web material.
  • the third side wall comprises a first wall element extending from the first side wall towards the second side wall and a second wall element extending from the second side wall towards the first side wall, wherein the first and second wall elements form separate elements being adjustable in relation to each other to permit setting a distance between the first and second side walls. Thereby, the width of the dispenser can be adjusted.
  • the width of the dispenser can be adjusted in correspondence with the web material to be dispensed, especially in correspondence with the width of the stack of web material such that the respective sheets can be efficiently dispensed, one at a time, without breaking or tearing.
  • the width of the dispenser may be varied in a range such that the difference between its narrowest width and its largest width is at least 5 cm, in some variants at least 10 cm.
  • web material is to be understood as a material comprising folded sheets arranged in a stack, typically paper towels or other hygienic towels.
  • the sheets may be folded in any manner known in the art suitable for dispensing single sheets.
  • the web material may be provided as two continuous perforated webs being interfolded to form a double web with the perforation lines of each web arranged in an offset relationship, or the web material may be provided as individual interfolded sheets.
  • the first and second wall elements may be slidably arranged in relation to each other. This enables a user to easily set the distance between the first and second side walls, thus easily setting the width of the dispenser.
  • the first and second wall elements may be continuously slideable in relation to each other, whereby an indefinite number of widths of the dispenser is available.
  • first and second wall elements may be provided with a number of releasable locking elements, for setting a defined number of widths of the dispenser.
  • the support arrangement may comprise a first portion and a second portion, said first and second portions form separate elements being adjustable in relation to each other, to permit setting a width of a dispensing opening formed between said first and second portions.
  • the first and second portions may be arranged so as to be adjustable in relation to each other independently of the adjustment of the distance between the first and second side walls.
  • the first portion is connected to the first wall element, and the second portion is connected so that second wall element.
  • adjustment of the distance between the first and second side walls will result in a similar adjustment of the width of the dispensing opening formed between the first and second portions of the support arrangement.
  • the first portion may extend from the first side wall in a direction towards the second side wall, and the second portion may extend from the second side wall in a direction towards the first side wall.
  • the first and second portions support the stack of web material, and are arranged to provide an opening through which the sheets of web material can be dispensed.
  • the first and second portions form separate elements, arranged such that they can be displaced with respect to each other. Thereby, they are not limiting the width adjustment of the dispenser
  • the first portion may extend between the first side wall and the first wall element, and the second portion may extend between the second side wall and the second wall element. Thereby, a support arrangement having a high structural stability is provided.
  • the first and second portions may be arranged to at least partially overlap.
  • the first wall element or the second wall element may comprise a protrusion and the other of the first wall element and the second wall element may be provided with an aperture, such that the protrusion is arranged to engage with the aperture to thereby maintain a distance set between the first and second side walls.
  • the distance between the first and second side walls may first be set such as to achieve a desired width setting of the dispenser, and subsequently the width can be maintained by engagement of the protrusion with the aperture.
  • a plurality of apertures arranged such that the protrusion can engage with either one of them may be provided, allowing a plurality of distances between the first and second side walls to be set and maintained. Thereby any of a plurality of different width settings may be possible.
  • the width of the dispenser can thus be adjusted depending on the type of web material to be dispensed.
  • the first wall element may comprise a first tongue element and the second wall element may comprise a first recess, the first tongue element being arranged to fit in at least two different positions in the first recess.
  • the distance between the first and second side walls can be set at either of at least two different values corresponding to the at least two different positions in the first recess.
  • two different width settings of the dispenser are possible.
  • the first wall element may further comprise a second tongue element and the second wall element may comprise a second recess, the second tongue element being arranged to fit in at least two different positions in the second recess.
  • the first and second recesses may be formed adjacently to each other on opposite sides of the second wall element such that the first tongue element extends in the first recess on a first side of the second wall element and the second tongue element extends in the second recess on a second side of the second wall element.
  • the distance may be set and maintained in correspondence to any of the at least two different positions of the recesses at which the tongue elements are arranged to fit.
  • the first and second tongue elements, respectively may further be arranged to fit in more than two different positions in the first and second recesses, respectively. Thereby more width settings of the dispenser are made possible.
  • the support arrangement may comprise abutment surfaces for supporting abutment against the stack of sheets of web material, wherein some of the abutment surfaces extend substantially in a first main plane and some of the abutment surfaces extend substantially in a second main plane, the first and second main planes extending at an obtuse angle a to each other.
  • the obtuse angle a is chosen such that an efficient dispensing of the sheets is obtained, i.e., the sheets can easily be pulled out one sheet at a time, while as one sheet is pulled out a piece of the next sheet is made to partly protrude from the opening such as to be easy to grasp by the user.
  • the first portion and the second portion may both comprise abutment surfaces extending in the first main plane and abutment surfaces extending in the second main plane.
  • dispensing opening portions may be formed for dispensing sheets of web material there through.
  • the support arrangement may comprise at least one abutment surface extending in a main plane between the third side wall and a side support opposing said third side wall.
  • a first junction line may be defined as the uppermost junction line between the main plane of any abutment surface of the dispenser, and the third side wall or the side support of the dispenser.
  • a second junction line may be defined by the junction between the horizontal plane H extending through a lowermost portion of the storage
  • a plane may be defined extending through said first and second junction lines. Said plane may form an angle ⁇ with said horizontal plane H, the angle being greater than 25°, preferably greater than 30°.
  • the abutment surfaces in the second main plane may be formed by a number of separate ridges. Thereby the friction between the web material and the abutment surfaces can be reduced, leading to easier dispensing of sheets of web material.
  • the dispenser Since one purpose of the dispenser is to enable web material of different sizes to be used with an existing cabinet, to this end the dispenser should be able to fit within such a cabinet. Preferably, the dispenser should fit in a variety of existing cabinets. This leads to restrictions regarding the external dimensions of the dispenser. Therefore, the dispensing of the sheets of web material is advantageously optimized by the
  • the dispenser may comprise a first bracket extending from an edge of the first side wall opposite to the third side wall in a direction towards the second side wall and a second bracket extending from an edge of the second side wall opposite to the third side wall in a direction towards the first side wall. These brackets limit the storage compartment in the dimension opposite the third side wall.
  • the brackets support the stack of web material, such that the stack will not fall out from the storage compartment.
  • the brackets are further arranged such that stacks of web material can be loaded into the storage compartment from the side opposite the third side wall.
  • the first and second brackets may extend along different portions of the storage compartment for receiving the stack. Thereby, they are not necessarily arranged opposite each other, but may be arranged with an offset relative to each other. Thereby, a stack of web material may be prevented from falling out of the storage compartment, while at the same time allowing stacks to be loaded into the storage compartment. Further, an eventual interference of the dispenser with a lock of the cabinet door may be prevented.
  • the dispenser may comprise a overfill protection element arranged opposite to the support arrangement. This element limits the amount of stacks of web material that can be loaded in the storage compartment by limiting the length of the storage compartment. Thereby, an excessive loading of the dispenser leading to problems such as bloating of sheets of web material from a dispensing opening and inefficient dispensing of web material can be prevented.
  • a cabinet comprising a dispensing outlet for sheets of web material
  • a dispenser as described above arranged inside the cabinet, with the support arrangement of the dispenser arranged in connection with the dispensing outlet of the cabinet.
  • the cabinet may be provided with a door for permitting access to the dispenser. Thereby web material can be loaded into the dispenser without removing the dispenser from the cabinet.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a dispenser, set in its narrowest width
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the dispenser of Fig. 1 , in a setting having larger width than the dispenser in Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the dispenser of Fig. 1 viewed in perspective from the rear
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a dispenser and a overfill protection element
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the dispenser of Fig. 4 and an overfill protection element viewed in perspective from below
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a cabinet unit with a dispenser mounted therein
  • Fig. 7 illustrates the support arrangement of the dispenser of Figs. 4-5 in detail.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a dispenser 1 for storing a stack of sheets of web material such as paper towels and for dispensing sheets of the web material.
  • the dispenser 1 may be used as illustrated in Fig. 1 , however, it will often be preferred to add some kind of outer cover to the dispenser so as to protect the stack stored in the storage compartment from becoming wet or soiled.
  • the dispenser 1 may be adapted to be mounted in a cabinet 50, such as the one illustrated in Fig. 6. Thereby other types of web material, especially other types of paper towels, than the ones for which the cabinet 50 is intended can be used together with the cabinet. The cabinet thus does not need to be replaced if there is a need or wish to change the type of web material used.
  • the dispenser 1 may be an integral part of a cabinet 50, whereby a cabinet 50 is provided which may be adapted to dispense web material having different widths.
  • the dispenser 1 as described herein has the advantage of having an adjustable width. The width of the dispenser 1 can be adjusted in correspondence to the width of the stack of web material. As mentioned above, the difference between the smallest and the largest width of the dispenser may be in the range of 5 to 10 cm. Thereby, the range of web material that can be used together with the dispenser 1 , and thus with the cabinet 50, is increased.
  • the dispenser 1 comprises a support arrangement 4 for supporting a stack of sheets of web material.
  • the support arrangement 4 is arranged at the dispensing end of the dispenser 1 , and comprises an opening 5 through which the sheets can be dispensed.
  • the dispenser further comprises a first side wall 6, a second side wall 8, and a third side wall 10, whereby the third side wall 10 extends between the first side wall 6 and the second side wall 10.
  • the first side wall 6, second side wall 8 and third side wall 10 form a storage compartment 1 1 for receiving the stack of sheets of web material.
  • the support arrangement 4 is arranged with respect to the side walls 6, 8, 10 such that the dispenser can be mounted in a cabinet.
  • the dispenser 1 is adapted to be inserted in a cabinet with the third side wall 10 facing the rear wall of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the third side wall 10 comprises a first wall element 14 extending from the first side wall 6 towards the second side wall 8 and a second wall element 16 extending from the second side wall 8 towards the first side wall 6.
  • the first wall element 14 and the second wall element 16 form separate elements which are adjustable in relation to each other. Thereby, they permit setting a distance between the first and second side walls 6, 8.
  • the width of the dispenser 1 can thus be adjusted by displacing the first and second wall elements 14, 16 with respect to each other. By setting the distance between the first and second side walls 6, 8 the width of the dispenser 1 is set.
  • the width of the dispenser 1 can thus be varied such that the dispenser can be used together with a range of different web materials having different properties, while still providing efficient dispensing of the sheets of web material.
  • the width of the dispenser 1 may be set in correspondence with the width of the stack of sheets of web material.
  • the first wall element 14 and the second wall element 16 may be slidably arranged with respect to each other.
  • the distance between the first and second side walls 6, 8 may thus be set by sliding the first wall element 14 and the second wall element 16 with respect to each other.
  • the support arrangement 4 comprises a first portion 30 and a second portion 32, whereby the first portion 30 extends from the first side wall 6 in a direction towards the second side wall 8 and the second portion 32 extends from the second side wall 8 towards the first side wall 6.
  • the first portion 30 and the second portion 32 form separate elements, which can be displaced with respect to each other.
  • the support arrangement 4 does not limit the adjustment of the width of the holder unit 1.
  • the first and second elements 30, 32 form an opening 5 through which web material can be dispensed.
  • the first portion 30 extends between the first side wall 6 and the first wall element 14 and the second portion 32 extends between the second side wall 8 and the second wall element 16.
  • first and second portions 30, 32 may be arranged such that there is a gap between them in the widest width setting of the holder unit 1 , as is illustrated in Fig. 2, and to abut against each other or to partially overlap in the smallest width setting, as illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • the gap between the first and second portions 30, 32 must not be bigger than that an efficient support and an efficient dispensing of the web material are achieved.
  • the first and second portions 30, 32 may abut in the widest width setting, and at least partly overlap in the narrower width settings. Further alternatively, they may partly overlap already in the widest setting, and have a higher degree of overlap as the distance between the first and second side walls 6, 8 is decreased.
  • first and second portions 30, 32 may be arranged such as to at least partially overlap in one or more, or all width settings of the dispenser 1.
  • the first and second portions 30, 32 may preferably be slidably arranged with respect to each other, such as to enable relative displacements of them while at least partially overlapping.
  • the support arrangement 4 comprises abutment surfaces to which the stack of web material abuts when received in the storage compartment 11 formed by the side walls 6, 8, 10. As illustrated generally in Fig. 1 and in detail in Fig. 7, some of the abutment surfaces extend substantially in a first main plane 34 and some of the abutment surfaces extend substantially a second main plane 36.
  • the first and second main planes 34, 36 are oriented at an obtuse angle a with respect to each other.
  • the first portion 30 and the second portion 32 both comprise abutment surfaces extending in the first main plane 34 and abutment surfaces extending in the second main plane 36.
  • the support arrangement illustrated in Fig. 7 comprises a first abutment surface extending in a first main plane 34 and a second abutment surface extending in a second main plan 36.
  • the first abutment surface extends further in a direction upwards along the dispenser, than the second abutment surface. Accordingly, where the first main plane crosses the side support 44 opposing the third side wall 10, a first junction line A being the uppermost possible junction line between a main plane of an abutment surface in the support arrangement is defined.
  • a horizontal plane H is defined extending through a lowermost portion of the storage compartment 1 1
  • a vertical plane V is defined extending through the third side wall 10.
  • the crossing of the horizontal plane H and the vertical plane V defines a second junction line B.
  • this plane forms an angle ⁇ with the horizontal plane H. In the illustrated dispenser, the angle ⁇ is about 37°.
  • the obtuse angle a and the angle ⁇ are preferably chosen such as to optimize the dispensing of the web material. To this end, it is believed that the angle ⁇ may advantageously be at least 25°, preferably at least 30°.
  • the sheets can then be pulled out one sheet at a time, while as a sheet is pulled out by the user a piece of a next sheet is made to partly protrude from the opening such as to be easy to grasp by the user. Further, it is possible to lock or otherwise fix the distance set between the first and second side walls 6, 8 such that the distance set is maintained. Thereby the width of the dispenser 1 is fixed in the chosen width setting. As illustrated in e.g. Fig.
  • the first wall element 14 is provided with a protrusion 18 and the second wall element 16 is provided with one or more corresponding apertures 20, whereby the protrusion 18 is arranged to engage with the aperture 20 in order to maintain a distance set between the first and second side walls 6, 8.
  • at least two, preferably three apertures 20 are provided, such that the width of the dispenser 1 can be fixed in at least two or preferably three different width positions.
  • the engagement between the protrusion 18 and the aperture 20 is preferably reversible, such that the distance between the first and second side walls 6, 8 can be reversibly set to fit different types of web material.
  • the dispenser 1 can be repeatedly used for different types of web material, especially for stacks of web material having different widths.
  • the positions of the protrusion 18 and the apertures 20 are preferably arranged such that the resulting width of the storage compartment 1 1 corresponds to the stacks of the most common web materials.
  • any means known in the art and suitable for maintaining the set distance may be provided.
  • locking means allowing the dispenser 1 to be maintained in substantially any width may be provided.
  • Such locking means may work for example by a snap fit mechanism or by forces applied by tightening screws once the width is set.
  • the first wall element 14 may comprise one or more first tongue elements 22 and the second wall element 16 may comprise an equal number of first recesses 24, whereby each tongue element 22 is arranged to fit in at least two different positions in an adjacent recess 24. Additionally, the first wall element 14 may comprise a second tongue element 26 and the second wall element 16 may comprise a second recess 28, the second tongue element 26 being arranged to fit in at least two different positions in the second recess 28.
  • the dispenser illustrated in Fig. 2 and 3 three first tongue elements 22 and three corresponding first recesses 24, as well as three second tongue elements 26 and three corresponding second recesses 28, are provided.
  • the second recesses 28 are arranged on a side of the second wall element 16 opposite the side on which the first recesses 24 are arranged.
  • Each first and second tongue element 22, 26 is provided with a protrusion 18 and each first and second recess 24, 28 is provided with three apertures 20. Thereby, as can be seen in Fig. 2 and 3, the set distance is efficiently maintained.
  • first and second tongue elements 22, 26 and first and second recesses 24, 28 can be provided.
  • other numbers of protrusions 18 and apertures 20 may be provided.
  • tongue retaining elements 45 are provided on the first wall element 14 and the second wall element 16.
  • the tongue retaining elements 45 are arranged so as to provide paths along which the tongue elements 22, 26 may slide.
  • the tongue retaining elements may assist in controlling the relative movement between the first wall element and the second wall element 14, 16.
  • the tongue retaining elements 45 will act so as to ensure that the tongues 22, 26 remain positioned close to the surfaces of the first and second wall elements 14, 16. Otherwise there is a risk that, depending on properties of the materials selected for the dispenser, the tongues 22, 26 will be prone to bend outwards from the third side wall surface, distorting the shape of the dispenser.
  • the dispenser illustrated in Figs. 4-5, and 7 displays such undulated side surfaces, 6, 8, and 10, as will be most easily seen in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7.
  • the dispenser may further comprise one or more brackets 38, 40 extending from an edge of one or both of the first and second side walls 6, 8 opposite to the third side wall 10, and respectively oriented in a direction toward the other of the first and second side wall 6, 8.
  • the dispenser preferably comprises a first bracket 38 and a second bracket 40.
  • the first bracket 38 extends from an edge of the first side wall 6, where the edge is the edge opposite the third side wall 10, and extends in a direction towards the second side wall 8.
  • the first bracket 38 may be arranged perpendicularly to the first side wall 6, or it may be inclined slightly inwards.
  • the second bracket 40 extends from the second side wall 8 in an analogous manner.
  • the first and second brackets 38, 40 are arranged to hold the stack of sheets of web material in its proper place in the storage compartment 1 1 such that it is properly oriented towards the dispensing opening 5 of the support structure 4. Further, the first and second brackets 38, 40 prevent the web material to fall out if a door 54 of a cabinet 50 (shown in Fig. 6), in which the dispenser 1 is mounted, is opened.
  • the first and second brackets 38, 40 do not necessarily extend over the full length of the respective first and second side wall 6, 8. It may be sufficient if they extend along at least a portion of the respective first and second side wall 6, 8, as illustrated in Fig. 4. As further illustrated in Fig. 4, the first and second brackets 38, 40 are not necessarily arranged opposite each other, but may be arranged with an offset to each other. Thereby material, and thus also weight, can be saved, while at the same time efficient holding of stack of sheets of web material.
  • Fig 4 and Fig. 5 further illustrate a overfill protection element 42 arranged opposite the support arrangement 4 in order to avoid an excessive loading of the dispenser 1.
  • the overfill protection element 42 limits the length of the storage compartment 1 1 and thus the length of the stack of web material loaded in the dispenser 1. If a too high stack of web material is loaded in the dispenser, the resulting weight at the support arrangement 4 would be so high that the sheets are pressed toward the abutment surfaces of the support arrangement 4 such as to result in a difficulty of dispensing sheets. Due to the friction, the towels may break as the user tries to pull them out. Another problem with excessive loading of the dispenser is a bloating of towels, whereby a cluster of towels is exposed. The towels will then not be dispensed one by one, but several at a time, which results in a waste of towels.
  • An overfill protection element 42 is an optional part of the dispenser 1. It may be arranged separately from the dispenser, e.g. directly onto the wall of a cabinet in which the dispenser is arranged. Alternatively, it may be attached to the dispenser 1 , for example to the third side wall 10. Moreover, the overfill protection element 42 may be arranged so as to be easily attachable to and detachable from the dispenser 1 , such that the overfill protection element 42 may easily be applied or removed to adjust the dispenser to different demands.
  • the third side wall 10 may be arranged to cover the whole surface between the first and second side walls 6, 8.
  • the third side wall 10 may be provided with open areas 12, for example in the lower part as indicated by the open area 12 in the figures.
  • the first and second side walls 6, 8 are illustrated in Fig. 1 and 2 as having an equal dimension in a direction perpendicular to the third side wall 10 over their full lengths.
  • parts of the first and second side walls 6, 8 may have a smaller dimension in this direction.
  • Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 illustrate a dispenser where the second side wall 8 has smaller dimensions at the area indicated by 39.
  • the first side wall 6 may also be provided areas of smaller dimensions.
  • first and/or the second side walls 6, 8 may be arranged such that they have a smaller dimension in all parts except the parts where the first and second bracket 38, 40, respectively, are provided. Thereby, a clash or other interference with a lock for locking the door 54 of the cabinet 50, into which the dispenser 1 is to be mounted, may be prevented.
  • the dimensions of the side walls 6, 8, 10 and the dimensions and positions of eventual open areas 12 or areas of smaller dimension 39 may be varied, as long as the structural stability and efficient functioning of the dispenser 1 is maintained.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a cabinet 50 comprising a dispenser 1 .
  • the cabinet 50 has a dispensing outlet 52 for sheets of web material and a door 54.
  • the dispenser 1 is arranged inside the cabinet 50 with the support arrangement 4 arranged in connection with the dispensing outlet 52 such that sheets from a stack of web material arranged in the dispenser 1 can be dispensed from the cabinet 50.
  • the door 54 permits access to the dispenser 1 .
  • the dispenser 1 is mounted in the cabinet 50 with the third side wall 10 facing the rear wall of the cabinet 50, and the first and second brackets 38, 40, and the side support 44 facing the door 54. Thereby, the dispenser 1 can be loaded with web material without removal from the cabinet 50. If the door 54 is opened while the dispenser 1 is still at least partly loaded with web material, the first and second brackets 38, 40 prevent the web material from falling out.
  • the door 54 is illustrated as being hinged at the left hand side in Fig. 6, it can equally be mounted such as to be hinged at the right hand side.
  • the dispenser 1 is designed to fit in the cabinet. As illustrated in Fig. 6, the width of the dispenser 1 is less than the inner width of the cabinet.
  • the exterior shape of the support arrangement 4 allows the dispenser 1 to be arranged in connection with the dispensing outlet 52.
  • the dispenser 1 is set with a width setting being less than the width of the cabinet 50, and also less than the width of the dispensing opening 52 of the cabinet 50.
  • the dispenser 1 is arranged in the cabinet so as not to interfere with the functioning of the cabinet. Especially, it does not interfere with the hinges of the door 54 or with an eventual door locking mechanism.
  • the dispenser 1 may be fixed in position inside the cabinet by any manner known in the art, for example by using adhesive tape, otherwise applied adhesives or mechanical means.
  • the rear side of the third side wall 10 is not necessarily straight, but may have a wave shape or an otherwise at least partially curved shape.
  • the rear side of the third side wall 10 may be provided with an adhesive tape along its full length and following the wave shape, such that the holder unit 1 is easily mounted and fixed within the cabinet 50.
  • the distance between the first and second side walls 6, 8 may be set and fixed so as to be maintained at the set value prior to mounting the dispenser 1 in the cabinet 50.
  • the width of the dispenser 1 may be adjusted prior to mounting it in the cabinet 50.
  • the dispenser 1 may be mounted and fixed in position within the cabinet 50 in such a manner that the width of the dispenser 1 may be adjusted while the dispenser 1 remains in position within the cabinet 50.
  • the adhesive or mechanical fastening means being arranged so as to fix only one of the first wall element 14 and the first side wall 6 or the second wall element 16 and the second side wall 8 in relation to the cabinet 50.
  • the adhesive tape may be provided only on one of either the first wall element 14 or the second wall element 16.
  • mechanical fastening means may be provided on both sides of the dispenser 1 , such that both the first wall element 14 and the second wall element 16 are kept in position but the mechanical fastening means being adapted to allow position adjustment of one or both of these, for example by temporarily loosening screws.
  • the dispenser 1 described above may be mounted into a variety of different cabinets 50.
  • cabinets may be retrofitted with the dispenser 1 such that it is not necessary to replace already installed cabinets if there is a wish to change to other types of web materials.
  • the cabinet may basically comprise a housing enclosing the dispenser and a dispensing outlet in connection with the support arrangement of the dispenser.
  • the dispensing outlet of the housing may be merely an opening through which sheets of web material can be dispensed, since the proper dispensing of the web material may be taken care of by the dispensing portion of the dispenser mounted inside the cabinet.

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La présente invention concerne un distributeur (1), ledit distributeur comprenant un agencement de soutien (4) destiné à soutenir un empilement de feuilles de matériau en bande disposé à une extrémité de distribution du distributeur, une première paroi latérale (6), une deuxième paroi latérale (8), et une troisième paroi latérale (10) s'étendant entre les première et deuxième parois latérales (6, 8), les première, deuxième et troisième parois latérales (6, 8, 10) formant un compartiment de stockage (11) destiné à recevoir l'empilement de feuilles de matériau en bande. La troisième paroi latérale (10) comprend un premier élément de paroi (14) s'étendant à partir de la première paroi latérale (6) vers la deuxième paroi latérale (8) ainsi qu'un second élément de paroi (16) s'étendant à partir de la deuxième paroi latérale (8) vers la première paroi latérale (6), les premier et second éléments de paroi (14, 16) formant des éléments séparés pouvant être ajustés l'un par rapport à l'autre pour permettre à une distance d'être définie entre les première et deuxième parois latérales (6, 8). La présente invention concerne en outre un boîtier comprenant le distributeur.
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