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The disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing sheet material such as paper towels. The dispensing apparatus when activated dispenses sheet material for a predetermined time which results in a predetermined length of sheet material being dispensed. The dispensing apparatus is actuated in resp

The disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing sheet material such as paper towels. The dispensing apparatus when activated dispenses sheet material for a predetermined time which results in a predetermined length of sheet material being dispensed. The dispensing apparatus is actuated in response to the proximity of a portion of a hand of a user to the dispensing apparatus without the hand of a user contacting the apparatus. The dispensing apparatus dispenses sheet material from a roll of material by means of an electrical motor operating for a predetermined time to advance a predetermined length of the sheet material. The motor for advancing a predetermined length of the sheet material can be battery powered. The housing of the dispensing apparatus has a modular frame having a first compartment for the means for advancing the sheet material and a second compartment for the means for activating the advancing means. The dispensing apparatus can include means for storing energy for energizing the advancing means in response to the withdrawal of sheet material from the dispensing apparatus by a user.

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Apparatus for dispensing sheet material comprising: structure forming a housing, said housing having a main portion, and an auxiliary portion for removably receiving a modular frame; structure forming a modular frame, said modular frame being removably mounted within the auxiliary portion of the hou

Apparatus for dispensing sheet material comprising: structure forming a housing, said housing having a main portion, and an auxiliary portion for removably receiving a modular frame; structure forming a modular frame, said modular frame being removably mounted within the auxiliary portion of the housing; said main portion of the housing having a discharge opening and means for storing a supply of sheet material with a portion of the sheet material positioned adjacent said discharge opening; means disposed within the housing for advancing the sheet material through the discharge opening; means for activating the means for advancing the sheet material for a predetermined period of time to advance a predetermined length of the sheet material through the discharge opening, said activating means being mounted in said modular frame; and said modular frame including spaced-apart walls forming an open cavity therebetween which is adapted to receive a portion of a hand of a user of the dispensing apparatus, said activating means being responsive to the proximity of a hand of a user with respect to the open cavity of the modular frame without the user contacting the dispensing apparatus for activating the advancing means.