Sheet material dispensing system

摘要

A system for dispensing individual sheet material segments from a roll (26) of sheet material in which the sheet material is separated into individual segments by perforated tear lines. The sheet material roll (26) is continually positioned on support rollers (42) with the lead end of the sheet material passing through a nip defined by the rollers (42) and a member (50) which is biased against the rollers (42) to resist rotation thereof. After passing through the nip the end of the toweling proceeds through a restricted opening. Pulling of the end-most segment by a consumer causes the end-most segment to be separated along the perforated tear line separating it from the adjoining, following segment.