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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383868 | Tape dispenser with cutter shield A tape dispenser includes base plate, a handle, a tape reel and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a base, a cutter with a blade at an end, a shield, a shield base and a wiper plate. The shield is moved between a first position, in which the shield co... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7255767 | Single hand operation adhesive tape dispenser A hand-held adhesive tape dispenser/applicator comprising a housing shell (1) including a hub (2) for mounting adhesive tape rolls, a tape discharge opening (13) and a lever mechanism (3). The lever mechanism (3) comprising pivotal... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255254 | Dispenser apparatus and method for a continuous roll of plastic bag material A self-contained dispenser apparatus configured to dispense a continuous feed of plastic bag material wound in a coreless roll thereof. The dispenser apparatus includes a base portion defining an opening into a receiving bay thereof. A cover assembly is removably mo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7073264 | Bag slitting apparatus A bag slitting apparatus for opening a sealed bag along an edge of the bag. The apparatus has a first arm having first outer and inner surfaces, and a second arm having second outer and inner surfaces. The arms are in tensioned movable opposed relationship to each o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011381 | Counter top ticket dispenser, display, and writing stand A relatively tall embodiment of a lottery ticket dispenser with a small footprint is fitted onto the countertop of a check-out counter of a retail store. The dispenser includes a housing, the top of which is flat so as to provide a convenient place for customers to ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6848489 | Manual adhesive tape dispenser having cutting blade protection means A dispenser comprises a frame that supports a roll of adhesive tape, a handle, a flexible spatula for applying the cut end of the tape, and a cutting blade. The flexible spatula forms a right-angled member having a main arm and another arm which supports the cutting... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6799623 | Adhesive tape cutter An adhesive tape cutter includes a control mechanism, an operation mechanism located on the control mechanism and a dispensing mechanism connecting to the control mechanism and located above the operation mechanism. The control mechanism has a protective mechanism, ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6789594 | Tape dispenser with a hidden blade A tape dispenser with a hidden blade includes a body, a press plate provided at a front side of the body and possible to be pressed to move rearward elastically to push down a blade fixed on a blade base to force the blade to protrude out of the body a little for cu... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786376 | Rolled sheet material dispenser with protected sheet cutting means A dispenser from which sheet material may be dispensed from a supply of the sheet material carried on the dispenser. The dispenser has a frame on which the roll of sheet material is journaled for rotation about its axis. An elongate blade fixed to the frame has a sh... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6668697 | Automatic cutting device for an adhesive-tape holder An automatic cutting device for an adhesive-tape holder includes a handle, a blade holder, a blade and a press plate. The blade holder is provided with two fixing studs and a receiving groove. The blade has two oval holes fitted around the fixing studs of... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666898 | Adhesive-tape cutting device of an adhesive-tape holder An adhesive-tape cutting device of an adhesive-tape holder includes a side plate provided on one side of a blade holder of the adhesive-tape holder. The side plate is provided with a support rod and a pivotal shaft. A press plate is formed with a push pla... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6575345 | Rolled sheet material dispenser with safer sheet cutting means A portable dispenser with which lengths of a sheet material may be manually dispensed from a supply roll of the sheet material. The dispenser has a frame including a bridging portion adapted to extend along a portion of the periphery of the roll of sheet ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6463980 | Shield of cutter of adhesive tape dispenser A cutter shield of an adhesive tape dispenser comprises a carrying seat and a cover. The carrying seat is provided with two longitudinal holes for fastening the carrying seat over the cutter of the adhesive tape dispenser by bolts which are received in th... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6367533 | Safe cut-off blade assembly A cut-off blade assembly including a thin metal blade having an attachment portion by which the cut-off blade assembly can be attached to a dispenser, and a plurality of projecting similarly shaped triangular primary teeth. The triangular primary teeth ea... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6296033 | Blade protector for tape applicators and dispensers A tape applicator includes a frame. A blade is affixed to the frame. A guard is mounted on the frame and extends from the frame beyond the edge of the blade. The guard is deflected as the tape is drawn across the blade.... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5620128 | Dispenser for rolled sheet material A clamshell type container for dispensing paper having upper and lower hingedly connected portions. The container may be transparent, and may enclose a conventional box of wax paper or plastic wrap for dispensing. A safety front edge protects the user aga... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5456790 | Tape dispenser with a blade protector The tape dispenser has a cutting device with a blade, a blade protecting shield mounted above the blade, and a pair of pivot shafts. The blade protecting shield has a frontward edge, a rearward edge opposite to the frontward edge, a projection with two op... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5292046 | Roll film dispenser A roll film dispenser is disclosed which utilizes a switch-retractable serrated blade to cut film being dispensed. In one embodiment of the invention, the roll film dispenser contains a roll of film which is arranged so that the end of the roll exits the ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5222644 | Wrap dispenser with safety cutter edge A dispenser for rolls of sheet material where the enclosure has a hinged section attached to the serrated cutting blade enabling the blade to pivot about a longitudinal axis past a lipped rubber gasket extending along the front edge of the bottom wall of ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5213245 | Clear-wrap dispenser An improved clear-wrap dispenser is provided which consists of a housing having a bottom wall, a front wall and a pair of side walls, so as to form a compartment therein with an open back and an open top. A generally U-shaped handle is pivotally mounted t... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5054675 | Tissue dispenser Apparatus including a U-shaped bracket supporting an axle mounting a roll of tissue thereon. A triangular cross-sectional elongate abutment member that includes an elongate projecting edge oriented parallel to and below the axis of the roll of tissue moun... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5031813 | Dispensing container having a tear strip with end tabs Disclosed is a dispensing container for sheet-like material in roll form wherein the container has a tear strip having end tab portions which facilitate easy and safe removal of the strip.... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5024362 | Tear-edge guard A guard intended to prevent hand-injuries against tear-bars has an elongated form (6) and extends parallel with a tear-edge and is moveable in a direction transversal to its longitudinal axis. The guard (6) has a length equal to the length of the tear-bar... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4951858 | Wrap dispenser A wrap dispenser comprises a generally rectangular box structure having a base, front and back walls, left and right side walls, and a hinged top or lid. A roll containment wall is mounted parallel to but displaced a short distance inwardly from said fron... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4887355 | Snack pack opener The invention is a device for opening heat sealed cellophane bags and packages. It is formed of a support bracket assembly, a doubled edged razor blade, and a safety guard assembly. The support bracket assembly is secured to the bottom surface of a cabine... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4807789 | Tape dispenser A tape dispensing apparatus equipped with improved means for cutting tape into discrete segments. A straight-edged blade vertically disposed and secured within a U-shaped support provides enhanced cutting abilities while protecting the operator from injur... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4787543 | Dispenser with cutting device A disposable dispenser for tough, hardly tearable, unadhesive, weblike rolled-up material. Primarily distinguishing for a dispenser implemented in accordance with the invention is that it includes a roll holder (1) and a part (2) movably connected thereto... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4579266 | Paper dispensing device A paper dispensing device comprising a holder containing a paper web reel and consisting of a support (4) to be fastened to a substrate (3) and a hood (5) to be releasably fixed to said support (4), said support (4) having a central opening (9) for passin... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4579267 | Cutting device for a continuous paper web A cutting device for a continuous paper web (4), said web being advanced from a paper web supply (8) by the aid of at least one advancing means (11, 14, 15) to a feed-out location (17) where the cutting may take place, a deflector (16) being provided down... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4524895 | Holder for paper roll with central dispensing of the paper The invention relates to a holder for paper rolls with central dispensing of the paper from the interior of the roll. There is a pull-out opening for the paper web in one end wall of the holder, where it is surrounded by a projecting, substantially tubula... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4364501 | Dispenser for roll of tickets in strip form An assembly for dispensing tickets in strip form from a roll thereof registers a cutting blade with respect to drive openings in the strip of tickets, the drive openings occuring at the opposite ends of each ticket.... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4175685 | Tape dispenser with blade guard A tape dispenser having a cutting blade comprising a razor blade with a self-contained guard in the form of a plurality of spiral windings of a flexible material with the windings spaced to permit the cutting of the edge of polyester and polypropylene-bac... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4130228 | Film dispensing container A container for dispensing increments of tearable film from a roll of the film in the container, having a cutting edge on a portion of the cover, and so arranged that during shipping and storage of the container holding the film, the portion of the cover ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4085878 | Dispenser-cutter for tacky fabric materials An improved dispenser-cutter for rolled fabric materials, particularly tacky materials such as wax-impregnated fibrous paper, which comprises a cutting blade mounted on a slideable carriage reciprocally movable between cutting and retracted positions, the... | 04/25/1978 |