IP Library Granted Patent US 11,206,956
Granted Patent B2
US 11,206,956 · App. 16/946,041 · Granted Dec 28, 2021

Dispenser

Inventors: Björn Larsson (Billdal, SE); Per Moller (Borlänge, SE); David Sahlin (Gothenburg, SE); Lars Thorén (Borlänge, SE)
Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
A47K10/34A47K10/421A47K2010/3233
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Patent No.
US 11,206,956
App. No.
16/946,041
Granted
Dec 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispenser for dispensing at least one perforated web from a storage of web material, the dispenser including: a housing arranged to hold a storage of perforated web material, wherein a web path extends along a feeding direction in an interior of the housing from a storage position to a dispensing opening of the dispenser, and a separation arrangement being arranged along said web path, for separating the at least one perforated web along the perforations thereof, said separation arrangement including a first unit and a second unit, the second unit being arranged downstream said first unit, as seen in the feeding direction of the web path. The first unit is arranged to provide a tensioning force on said web, and the second unit being arranged to stretch the web material along the length of the web and along the width of the web.

Claims (13)

1. A dispenser for dispensing at least one web material, said web material comprising perforation lines dividing said web material into individual products, from a storage of web material, the dispenser comprising:

a housing comprising the storage of the web material, wherein said web material extends along a web path in a feeding direction in an interior of said housing from a storage position to a dispensing opening of the dispenser, and

a separation arrangement being arranged along said web path, for separating said at least one web material along said perforation lines,

said separation arrangement comprising a first unit and a second unit, said second unit being arranged downstream said first unit, as seen in said feeding direction of said web path,

wherein

said separation arrangement is adapted to provide a first pull force required to pull said web material downstream said first unit, and a second pull force required to pull said web material downstream said second unit, said first pull force being 10 to 50% of said second pull force.

2. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein said first pull force is greater than 0.5 N.

3. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein said second pull force is less than 8 N.

4. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein said second pull force is less than a perforation strength of said perforation lines of said web material.

5. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein said storage of web material is in the form of a stack.

6. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein said web material comprises a first web being divided into sheet products defined between subsequent perforation lines extending over a width of said first web.

7. A dispenser according to claim 6 , wherein said web material comprises at least a second web being divided into sheet products defined between subsequent perforation lines extending over a width of said second web, and wherein said first and second webs are interfolded so that said perforation lines of said first web are offset from said perforation lines of said second web in a length direction of said first web.

8. A dispenser according to claim 1 , wherein said web material comprises a plurality of individual web sections, said web sections being interconnected by connecting members.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2020
From: LARSSON, BJÖRN; MÖLLER, PER; THORÉN, LARS; SAHLIN, DAVID
To: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AKTIEBOLAG
Reel/Frame 052830/0456 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 3, 2020
From: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AKTIEBOLAG
To: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
Reel/Frame 052830/0466 →
Continuity (2)
Division 15307313
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