HANDS-FREE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS

摘要

A hands-free towel dispenser (10) comprising: a housing means (12) for containing towels; a sensing means (82) for detecting an object such as a person's hands; a dispensing means for dispensing a towel when said sensing means detects the object; an electric power source (90) for powering said dispensing means; control circuitry (98) for controlling the dispensing means; and a light sensor panel (96) for energizing said control circuitry. Preferably, the sensing means (82) comprises a motion detector which senses rapid changes in light. Also, preferably, the source of electric power is a battery which is in turn energized by the light sensor panel.