Provided is a printing apparatus for performing printing on a sheet drawn out from a roll including: a roll holding unit configured to hold the roll; a support unit configured to rotatably support the roll holding unit; a core portion provided to the roll holding unit and configured to be inserted into a hollow portion of a core pipe of the roll from an end portion of the core pipe to extend along an axis of the core pipe; a contact member provided to the core portion and configured to be put in contact with an inner wall surrounding the hollow portion of the core pipe; and a cam member disposed inside the core portion and configured to pivot to a first position where the contact member is pressed onto the inner wall and to a second position where the contact member is retracted from the inner wall.

In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a dispenser assembly for dispensing supplies of sheet material. The dispensing assembly can include a carrier supporting the supplies of sheet material and being moveable along a track between various dispensing positions. The dispenser assembly also can include a carrier pivoting assembly with a lever that engages one of the supplies of sheet material and rotates during dispensing thereof, as well as one or more biased pins connected to the lever and configured to engage locking features provided along the track to support the carrier in one of the dispensing positions. The biased pins further can be configured to retract with rotation of the lever such that they disengage the locking features so the carrier to moves along the track to different dispensing position. Other aspects also are described.

A smart toilet paper dispenser comprises a powered paper dispenser, an enclosure, a plurality of drawers, and a top surface. The smart toilet paper dispenser receives user input and in response dispenses a predetermined amount of paper. The user input is motion detected by a motion sensor, a voice command detected by a microphone, or touch detected by a push button. A switch allows a user to select one of multiple paper lengths dispensed by the smart toilet paper dispenser. The top surface comprises a non-slip surface and includes a plurality of ridges and a raised perimeter to prevent items placed thereupon from rolling. The top surface includes a groove large enough to accommodate a user's device. Storage drawers are included, one of which holds trash bags. A novel smart toilet paper dispenser allows easier, touchless operation of the device and removes one touchpoint by which pathogens are transmitted.

A mechanism is provided for manually actuating rotation of a roller of a sheet material dispenser for dispensing a predetermined length of sheet material. The mechanism includes a frame member; a driven member configured for coupling with the roller; an actuating member configured to rotate about a rotation axis in a first direction through manual actuation by a user; and a driver member coupled with the actuating member. The rotation axis is movably mounted on the frame member to be movable between a first position allowing rotation of the roller caused by rotation of the actuating member in the first direction, and a second position preventing rotation of the roller caused by rotation of the actuating member in the first direction. The mechanism includes a first urging member configured to urge the rotation axis in the first position. A related assembly and dispenser including the mechanism are also provided.

The invention concerns a device for unrolling a strip (10) for a stamping machine (1) that allows an accumulation of the strip to be stamped (2) under a pre-unrolled form between at least one stamping spool (3) and a plate press (310) of the stamping machine (1), so characterized in that the device for unrolling a strip (10) comprises: a central drum (11) configured to be led in rotation at a variable advance speed, united in rotation with an axis of the device for unrolling the strip (10), a satellite roller (14) presenting an axis (11) constructed parallel to the axis of the central drum (11), where the satellite roller (14) can be turned around the central drum (11), and the pre-unrolled strip may be rolled around the central drum (11) due to the movement of the satellite roller (14), and a planetary leading device (15) to move the satellite roller (14) around the central drum (11) as a function of the difference of the rotation speeds of the central drum (11) and of an exterior ring (13) of the planetary leading device (15) configured to be led in rotation at a constant speed in the rotation direction contrary to the rotation direction of the central drum (11). The invention also comprises a stamping machine (1) so configured as to place on each sheet the gilded or metallic film of at least one strip to be stamped (2).

The invention concerns a device for unrolling a strip (10) for a stamping machine (1) that allows an accumulation of the strip to be stamped (2) under a pre-unrolled form between at least one stamping spool (3) and a plate press (310) of the stamping machine (1), so characterized in that the device for unrolling a strip (10) comprises: a central drum (11) configured to be led in rotation at a variable advance speed, united in rotation with an axis of the device for unrolling the strip (10), a satellite roller (14) presenting an axis (11) constructed parallel to the axis of the central drum (11), where the satellite roller (14) can be turned around the central drum (11), and the pre-unrolled strip may be rolled around the central drum (11) due to the movement of the satellite roller (14), and a planetary leading device (15) to move the satellite roller (14) around the central drum (11) as a function of the difference of the rotation speeds of the central drum (11) and of an exterior ring (13) of the planetary leading device (15) configured to be led in rotation at a constant speed in the rotation direction contrary to the rotation direction of the central drum (11). The invention also comprises a stamping machine (1) so configured as to place on each sheet the gilded or metallic film of at least one strip to be stamped (2).

A tape dispensing system, including: a first roll cartridge including a hub with a first axial side and a second axial side opposite the first side; a first twist-lock connector integral with the first axial side of the hub a second twist-lock connector integral with the second axial side of the hub; a tape cutter extending radially from the hub; and a second roll cartridge substantially identical to the first roll cartridge, the first twist-lock connector of the second roll cartridge mates with the second twist lock connector of the first roll cartridge.

Apparatus and methods for the dispensing of articles and, more specifically, for the dispensing of stacked articles. The apparatus may be a container including a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one side wall. The housing defines an interior chamber; and includes a removable section, wherein removal of the removable section allows access to the interior chamber. A plurality of articles may be disposed within the interior chamber, such as in a stacked configuration. The plurality of articles including at least a first article and a second article, wherein each article has opposite first and second ends, and at least a portion of the second end of the first article is releasably attached to the second end of the second article.

A blank forms a dispenser carton. The dispenser carton receives a rolled sheet to form a dispenser carton assembly. The dispenser carton has a top panel. A dispensing state of the dispenser carton the top panel includes a pair of locking tabs with notches received by a pair of flaps of side panels of the dispenser carton. The pair of flaps each have flap notches. The flap notches provide a gap between a top panel flange and a front panel of the dispenser carton. The pair of locking tabs are received into flap apertures of the pair of flaps. A pair of triangular gaps separate a portion of a back panel of the dispenser carton from left and right side panels to bias the pair of locking tabs against stops of the pair of flaps. A bottom panel of the dispenser carton includes a bottom aperture.

A method and an arrangement for detecting a filling level in a tissue dispenser for dispensing portions of a continuous web of tissue from a tissue roll is adapted for use with. a tissue dispenser for dispensing portions of the continuous web of tissue from the tissue roll. The method comprises the steps of counting portions of the tissue dispensed by the tissue dispenser, determining an initial filling level depending on the counter data and an initial tissue type information, and determining a verified filling level depending on the counter data when a roll exchange of a tissue roll from a first tissue roll position to a second tissue roll position in the tissue dispenser has occurred.