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Article: Florida Inventors Develop Paper Towel Dispenser
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 2, 2007
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 2 -- Marc Allegre of Windermere, Fla., and Patrice Minguez of Orlando, Fla., have developed a paper towel dispenser.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus and method for dispensing a single paper towel from a continuous paper towel roll includes a housing having a housing back and a front cover connectable thereto for opening and closing the housing. A dispensing opening is positioned along a periphery of the housing, the dispensing opening defined at least partly by the housing back and at least partly by the front cover; a paper retainer member associated with the front cover and positioned to guide through the ...