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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347396 | Adhesive-tape roll base for an adhesive-tape holder An adhesive-tape roll base for an adhesive-tape holder includes a base fixed thereon with an adhesive-tape holder having its upper side bored with an adhesive-tape accommodating cavity for receiving an adhesive-tape roll. The adhesive-tape accommodating cavity has o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7270256 | Roll mounted bags and dispensers for same A series of roll mounted bags and dispensers are described. The bags may be folded along at least one axis and rolled. The compact roll of bags is placed in various dispensers. As the upper portion of the first bag is pulled from the roll, the roll will rotate, pres... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7185601 | Chemically sensitive warning apparatus and method A chemically sensitive warning apparatus capable of changing colors upon contact with a chemical is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises an elongated tape having opposed, first and second major surfaces and warning indicia visible to an individual viewing t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178707 | Surgical tape dispenser The present invention 10 discloses a tape dispenser having a plurality of spindles 26 that will hold various width tape rolls 14 within a housing 30 containing compartments for the tape rolls. The housing 30 is comprised of a rigid... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175062 | Hand-held tape dispenser having brake and flexible side A tape dispenser dispenses rolled adhesive tape spirally wound on a hub. The dispenser has first and second side members, and a cutter member. Each of the side members has a first major side portion which overlies a roll of adhesive tape within the tape dispenser. A... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7096915 | Tape-roll supporting device A tape-roll supporting device consists of a shaft, a threaded tube and two side covers. The shaft is to be assembled on a machine body and the threaded tube is rotatably fitted around the outer side of the shaft for fitting and positioning thereon a tape roll of dif... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066367 | Convertible cutter for tape dispensers A tape dispenser has first and second half-shells, with a dispensing end and a cutter end, and a first cutter member formed in and integral with the first half-shell, and having a plurality of upwardly directed serrations which define serrated cutting teeth at the t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051972 | Roll dispenser An adhesive tape or label roll dispenser is disclosed. The dispenser is preferable manufactured from a single piece and includes a front panel with connected adjacent side panels. Each side panel includes a protruding pin. The user centers the adhesive tape or label... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043888 | Wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method for manufacturing same A wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method of assembling same are disclosed. The wound film dispenser includes a base to which a lid is hingedly attached via a fold. The interior end walls of the base include false walls which are biased into the base.... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036546 | Stamp/label dispenser A stamp/label dispenser generally kidney shaped that includes a circular pocket for holding a roll of stamps/labels and an interconnecting passage so that one end of the roll can be withdrawn through the mouth or end. The roll is of the type that includes a surface ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000520 | Roll supporting slide cutter assembly incorporating a traversable cutter tab and in particular capable of being supported within a carton enclosure associated with a wrap material roll A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a packaging material drawn from a roll. The device includes an elongated and shaped body. A first roll supporting portion is located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion is likewise... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974060 | Multiple roll tape dispenser A multiple roll tape dispenser consists of a spool unit and a spool housing assembly. The spool unit consists of a first end cap connected to a second end cap by at least one inner tape roll supporting cross member for rotatably supporting a first tape roll having a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966473 | Wrapping material dispenser system A wrapping material dispenser system for providing a dispensing unit with cutting members on both sides without having to lift and turn the dispensing unit. The wrapping material dispenser system includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall for ext... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959635 | Easy loading dispenser and cutting mechanism therefor A dispenser for dispensing a material from a cored roll having a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior volume and an opening, at least one pair of coaxially aligned, opposed plungers mounted on opposite walls within the dispenser, and a cutting mec... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935501 | Wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method of manufacturing same A wound film dispenser with exterior retainer and method of assembling same are disclosed. The wound film dispenser includes a base to which a lid is hingedly attached via a fold. The interior end walls of the base include false walls which are biased into the base.... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932257 | Portable handheld article dispenser having an ergonomic snug grip body The present invention provides a portable handheld article dispenser comprised of an ergonomically snug grip body for use without the need for permanent attachement of the device to any structure or support surface. The interior of the portable handheld article disp... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926225 | Plastic wrap dispensing apparatus An apparatus (10) for dispensing a roll of plastic wrap (100) having a hollow core (101) wherein, the apparatus (10) includes a pair of end cap members (20) each having an axial stub (22) dimensioned to engage the hollow cor... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923358 | Tape dispenser with cutter shield A tape dispenser has a housing with a cutting end to which a blade is connected. The blade has a cutting edge extending outwardly beyond the cutting end of the housing. A shield is positioned adjacent the cutting edge of the blade to reduce the exposure of the cutti... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6817162 | Wound film dispenser with interior retainers and method for manufacturing same A dispenser for rolls of wound film is disclosed, as well as a method of manufacturing such a dispenser. The dispenser includes a trunk to which a lid is hingedly attached. First and second end walls of the trunk include retainers adapted to penetrate into hollow en... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805271 | Single hand, paper towel sheet dispenser The present invention is directed to a single hand, paper towel sheet dispenser comprising a base and a core holder operable to hold a roll of paper towel segments. A paper towel dispensing bale is pivotally connected to the base, the dispensing bale includes in inn... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6786377 | Single hand, paper towel dispenser The present invention is directed to a single hand, paper towel dispenser comprising a base, a core holder operable to hold a roll of paper towel segments connected together end-to-end along perforated tear lines. The invention has a paper towel dispensing bale incl... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6763988 | Movable air-permeable-tape dispenser A movable air-permeable-tape dispenser. The dispenser includes a hollow cylindrical body provided with an axial long opening. A slide channel is parallelly adjacent to a first longitudinal edge of the long opening, and a stepped portion is parallelly adjacent to a s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6755108 | Return mechanism for a slide miter saw A miter saw includes a base, a table, a support housing connected to the table, at least one rail slidably connected to the support housing, a trunnion disposed on the at least one rail, a saw assembly pivotally attached to the trunnion and movable between a front p... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6742690 | Wound film dispenser with interior retainers and method for manufacturing same A dispenser for rolls of wound film is disclosed, as well as a method of manufacturing such a dispenser. The dispenser includes a trunk to which a lid is hingedly attached. First and second end walls of the trunk include retainers adapted to penetrate into hollow en... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6694667 | Method and apparatus for dispensing filament such as tippet fishing line Disclosed is a storage container enclosing a plurality of spools for receiving filament such a fishing tippet line. The spools are positioned adjacent to each other on separate shafts and rotate independently. Each spool may be removed from its shaft in t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695190 | Tape dispensing device A tape dispenser for receiving a roll of tape and dispensing tape including a frame having a back end and a front end, a spool carried by the frame intermediate the back end and the front end, a retaining arm coupled to the back end of the frame and biase... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681830 | Hand-held adhesive tape dispenser A hand-held adhesive tape dispenser is in the form of a partial shell which has a support face and a peripheral wall to form an open face housing. A spool of adhesive tape is mounted to the support face through the use of mounting structure on the shell w... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6651857 | Combinatorial multi-use tape dispenser A multi-use tape dispenser includes a housing with an open upper side, and a tape dispenser body pivotally connected to the housing to swing up and down on the housing. Small stationery items can be stored in a hollow space in the housing and may be taken... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6533153 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser comprises a seat body and a tape reel seat. The seat body is provided at the front end with a tape cutter, in the top with a long groove and a joining hole neighbored at one side of the groove. The seat body is further provided at the bot... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6386416 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser comprises a generally palm-sized housing formed of a single piece of material. The housing completely encloses a roll of tape mounted within the housing for rotation relative to the housing. The housing comprises a body enclosing the roll... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371403 | Tape holder with a bearing shaft A tape holder that includes space formed in the deck and a bearing-shaft seat mounted on a recess portion such that the bearing-shaft seat can be turned and uplifted for easy and rapid loading or replacing a tape reel.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6145722 | Tape dispenser The adhesive tape dispenser comprises a housing being provided with a unilaterally open housing body for receiving an adhesive roll of tape. The aperture of the housing body is closeable by a cover. The cover is secured to the housing body by twisting it ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6085955 | Wrist mountable tape dispenser A wrist mountable tape dispenser includes a tape holder which supports a roll of tape for rotation and dispensing. An adjustable wrist connector connects the tape holder to the wrist. The tape holder also supports a cutter for cutting the tape dispensed f... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056179 | Single bag dispenser rollholder A rollholder for a roll of polyethylene bags is formed from a hollow polygonal box having rectangular sides with a shaft in the middle upon which the roll of bags is placed. One of the sides of the box has a toothed slot from which the bags are dispensed ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5954256 | Dispenser for dispensing paper upon manual tearing from a roll, wherein the dispenser is provided with a second roll in reserve A container device that dispenses paper from a roll, with a roll (B) in reserve. The device has two substantially parallel pins (4,4') for supporting and unwinding paper (10) from the rolls (A, B) with two openings (20) corresponding to the pins in the lo... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5934535 | Bag dispensing system A bag dispensing system providing plastic bags from a roll of bags where one end is attached to the top of the next bag by perforation lines with a slot therebetween. The roll of bags provides a core having an indexing member on at least one end. The disp... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5833169 | Large roll bathroom tissue dispenser with stub roll holder A bathroom tissue dispenser for holding both a large fresh roll and a remnant roll of bathroom tissues. The dispenser has a base with a spindle on a main support area of the base for carrying the large fresh roll of bathroom tissue. The base has a seconda... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5806666 | Dental floss container A dental floss dispenser is provided comprising a molded plastic housing which may be disassembled by the user to change the position of a removable cutting edge for the floss to one of two mounting positions within the housing. When the cutting edge is m... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5680978 | Baby bottle liner dispensing cabinet A baby bottle liner dispensing cabinet including a housing enclosure having a front housing member, including a dispensing slot, hingedly connected to a back housing member that is positionable in combination with the front housing member to form an inter... | 10/28/1997 |
