Abstract: A dispenser cabinet for dispensing sheet material from a roll including support members supporting the ends of the roll and including distal end portions engaging the cabinet cover when the cover is closed and cooperable therewith the resist displacement of the support members from the roll ends.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser pump including a pump housing, a piston movable within the pump housing, a seal including a resilient wall disposed about the piston, and a reinforcement member for urging the resilient seal wall outwardly into fluid-tight engagement with the pump housing.

Abstract: A container including neck structure with a key element thereon, dispenser means attached to the neck structure, and a holder defining a notch which will hold the container only when the container is in a predetermined orientation and the key element is positioned in the notch.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved web transfer mechanism in a paper roll towel dispenser of the type having a primary roll and a reserve roll of paper toweling. The transfer mechanism comprises a cradle for supporting the primary roll that is counterbalanced by an element for tucking the leading end of the reserve roll into the nip between feed rollers. As the primary roll becomes depleted, the counterbalancing force of the roll decreases, causing the tucking element to gradually approach the leading end of the reserve roll until the element finally engages the end and introduces it into the nip. In a preferred embodiment, the device includes a damper mechanism to prevent premature introduction of the leading end caused by the tendency of the primary roll to rise above the cradle by a sudden pull on the toweling.

Abstract: A device for sequentially dispensing sheet material from a primary roll and a reserve roll including rotatable dispensing rollers, at least one of the rollers having a groove therein, sensing means for entering the groove when sheet material from the primary roll is depleted and tucker means responsive to such movement to engage reserve roll sheet material and introduce it between the rotatable rollers.

Abstract: A pitoval, generally vertically reciprocal operating handle carries a rack along a stationary center, rotatable pinion with the pinion, in turn, being operably connected rotating a continuous drive rod. Two drive rolls are mounted axially aligned on the drive rod and rotatable relative thereto with a clutch spool on the rod between the drive rolls being axially shiftable to transmit rotation from the rod to either of the drive rolls while the other roll remains stationary. Each of the drive rolls with the assistance of a pressure roll grips a paper web extending from a supply roll so that rotation of the particular drive roll dispenses that web from the dispenser. Pivotal sensors are mounted sensing the periphery of each supply roll so that upon substantial depletion of a particular supply roll, that sensor engages a shuttle causing the shuttle to shift the clutch from that associated drive roll to the other, thereby commencing the dispensing by the other drive roll from its supply roll.

Abstract: A cabinet forms a frame mounting a dispensing mechanism, a soap reservoir comprised of a sump and container, and an actuating lever, all of which are selectively removable from the frame for maintenance purposes. The dispensing mechanism and reservoir sump are formed unitary slideably connected to the frame with the actuating lever pivotally connected partially overlying the dispensing mechanism in cantilever extension vertically pivotal by a forward broadened hand engaging portion to actuate the dispensing mechanism therebeneath. The reservoir container is supported inverted on the reservoir sump emptying downwardly therein and partially forwardly overlies the actuating lever, being forwardly supported to prevent the container from inadvertently depressing the actuating lever dispensing soap from the dispensing mechanism when the container is removed forwardly and replaced rearwardly to replenish the soap supply.

Abstract: A roll holder of the type for mounting split-core rolls of tissue is positioned in a dispenser moveable from an upper dispensing position to a lower exhausted position. A latch retains the roll holder in the dispensing position until tissue exhaustion permits relative movement between the split-core parts with consequent roll holder part movement to release the latch for movement of the roll holder to the lower exhausted position. The improvement includes blocking members at roll holder opposite ends normally retained inactive permitting the foregoing latch release by presence of the split-core parts, but automatically moving to active preventing latch release upon a lack of core retention. This means that the split-core must remain for proper roll holder functioning, and also that a solid core roll cannot be used with core stripping to cause roll holder functioning, in either case avoiding core stripping from the roll holder which can result in littering.

Abstract: A column mounts on a base housing and mounts a lever for pivotal movement between an "off-hook" and an "on-hook" position. A portion of the lever is an arm of a fanciful character which holds a telephone handset. The column attaches the character to it and the base housing. The lever has a collar in receipt of the column and an actuation tab from the collar for sliding contact with a nose of a finger of an actuator. The actuator transmits off-handset and on-handset signals to a hook switch in the base housing. A pivot bracket mounts the lever on the column diametrically opposite the finger and character arm and outwardly and away from the column. The lever moves through a comparatively small angle for a comparatively large displacement of the end of the lever represented by the arm of the character. A platform of the pivot bracket bears against laterally extending ribs of the column and attaches to the column by a fastener and hook-and-slot engagement.

Abstract: Each subassembly of a contact assembly has a group of contacts which are flat. Each of these contacts has a pair of upstanding blades symmetrical about a vertical axis which define a mouth for gripping and holding a lead, an enlarged passage for the free receipt of the lead passing from the mouth, converging edges of this passage for stripping insulation from the lead, and a coining slot defined by parallel edges for coining the conductive element of the lead and effecting good electrical contact and a mechanical interlock of the lead with the contact. Each blade has a stiffening rib extending laterally away from the plane of the contact to define an overall contact thickness essentially the same as the thickness of the throat of a standard lead installation tool. Each contact subassembly has an offset, flexible wiper for electrical engagement with a conductor of a male plug.