Global Patent Index - EP 2355682 B1

EP 2355682 B1 20160817 - ABSORBENT SHEET DISPENSER HAVING IMPROVED HAND SENSOR PERFORMANCE

Title (en)

ABSORBENT SHEET DISPENSER HAVING IMPROVED HAND SENSOR PERFORMANCE

Title (de)

SPENDER FÜR SAUGFÄHIGE TÜCHER MIT VERBESSERTER HANDSENSORLEISTUNG

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR DE FEUILLE ABSORBANTE AVEC EFFICACITÉ DE DÉTECTION DE MAIN AMÉLIORÉE

Publication

EP 2355682 B1 20160817 (EN)

Application

EP 09753258 A 20091028

Priority

  • US 2009062331 W 20091028
  • US 11923608 P 20081202

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010065215A1] A hands-free dispenser for dispensing lengths of absorbent sheet products, includes: a dispenser body containing a dispensing mechanism; a hand sensor for detecting the presence of a user's hand in the vicinity of the dispenser; an elongated metallic conductive element having a proximate end in electrical communication with at least one metal surface of the dispenser positioned at a first location relative to the hand sensor, and a distal end in electrical communication with at least one charge receiver positioned at a second location relative to the hand sensor, the second location being at a greater distance from the hand sensor than the first location.

IPC 8 full level

A47K 10/36 (2006.01); A47K 3/02 (2006.01); H05F 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47K 10/36 (2013.01); A47K 10/3612 (2013.01); A47K 10/3625 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3668 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010065215 A1 20100610; AU 2009322874 A1 20100610; BR PI0923221 A2 20160126; CL 2011000997 A1 20110916; CN 102231962 A 20111102; CN 102231962 B 20140108; CO 6361873 A2 20120120; EP 2355682 A1 20110817; EP 2355682 B1 20160817; MX 2011004653 A 20110530; RU 2011127133 A 20130110; RU 2508040 C2 20140227

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2009062331 W 20091028; AU 2009322874 A 20091028; BR PI0923221 A 20091028; CL 2011000997 A 20110504; CN 200980148369 A 20091028; CO 11081833 A 20110630; EP 09753258 A 20091028; MX 2011004653 A 20091028; RU 2011127133 A 20091028