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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703647 | Dispenser for flexible thin-film hand coverings An improved dispenser for thin, flexible hand coverings includes a unique mechanism to retain the opposing edges of the flexible film as it is advanced and applied to the hand, thereby promoting a controlled stretching, adherence and release. In the preferred embodi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7424843 | Wrapping paper storage device and dispenser A wrapping paper storage device and dispenser supports a sheet of wrapping paper between the top wall of the dispenser and a flap member. This support continues throughout the cutting operation, so that curling, wrinkling or edge deformation of the wrapping paper is... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7393430 | Packaging tape and dispensing tape gun system A tape gun is provided having a pistol-grip type handle supporting a tape dispensing roller upon which a roll of tape is mounted for rotatable dispensing. A tape pressure plate guides the dispensed tape onto a package, with a guide roller mounted in the tape path be... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7357285 | Adhesive-tape cutter The adhesive tape cutter comprises a body bracket with a support that rotatably supports an adhesive-tape roll and a cutting section to cut adhesive tape pulled out from the adhesive-tape roll supported. A path to pull out the adhesive tape from the support to the c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7185797 | Rail assembly for blanking tool insert A rail assembly is provided for supporting a blanking tool insert on an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a die cutting machine. The rail assembly includes an elongated insert receiving structure for receiving a portion of the blanking tool insert. A plate me... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7128251 | Stackable bag roll dispensing system A system for dispensing thermoplastic bags or the like from a roll of bags. The present system is configured for point of use dispensing to a customer, such as in the produce section of a grocery store or market. The preferred, exemplary embodiment of the present sy... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6874554 | Tape dispenser having a tape retaining and application area A tape dispenser having a frame, a cutter blade and at least one pair of projections disposed on the opposed interior surfaces of the side walls is disclosed. The distance between the projections is less than the distance between the interior surfaces of the side wa... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868999 | Protective hand covering and dispenser apparatus A protective hand covering for adhering to the user's hand. Pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied to the back surface of a sheet of thin flexible film, which is shaped to cover a protected area of the users hand. The pressure-sensitive adhesive provides a sufficien... | 03/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6604660 | Dispenser for flexible hand coverings A dispenser is configured to receive a roll of thin, flexible film, preferably with an adhesive on one surface thereof, for use as a temporary hand covering. The film is drawn from the roll through rotation over a backing member such that the adhesive sur... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6585138 | Device for supplying wrap film According to this invention, in a device for supplying wrap film, by drawing out a wrap film from a wrap film container and cutting off, a user makes a sheetlike wrap film guide that has the property of adhering to the wrap film is adhered to the end part... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6524022 | Recording paper cutter and printer therewith A paper cutter includes a blade extending in the width of a rolled paper, the blade having a linear edge and a serrated edge formed at an end of the linear edge. A paper guide for discharging the paper is disposed downstream from the cutter, the paper gui... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520395 | Wrap film supplier According to this invention, in a device for supplying wrap film, by drawing out a wrap film from a wrap film container and cutting off, a user makes a sheetlike wrap film guide that has the property of adhering to the wrap film is adhered to the end part... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6450380 | Plastic bag dispenser A dispenser is described for dispensing plastic bags which are wound on a hollow cylindrical core. The dispenser is an integral molded plastic device having a bottom panel and upstanding sidewalls which are biased toward each other and which include stub ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 5975394 | Portable bag dispenser A portable hard cover dispenser for a small roll of interconnected plastic bags has a dispensing slot for removing a bag, a brake for holding the roll of bags while a bag is torn from the roll, a bag rewinder, and is equipped with a belt hook for convenie... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5833104 | Ticket dispensing device A ticket dispensing device having a braking system for preventing unauthorized removal of tickets. A drive roller advancing the ticket strip through the device is connected to a brake wheel. Pulling on the ticket moves the brake wheel into a braking membe... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5813585 | Dispenser for plastic bags A dispensing apparatus for serially dispensing plastic bags from a wound roll of continuous flexible plastic bags joined along perforated severance lines. A container is provided which is adapted to receive the wound roll of plastic bags. The container ha... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5765740 | Suture-material-dispenser system for suture material A suture-material-dispenser system for a supply of dry or wet suture material includes the supply of such material and a housing which defines a cavity for containing the supply. The housing includes a top region that has an opening formed in it, and a bo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5755369 | Raffle ticket dispenser A raffle ticket dispenser which incorporates a holder for a continuous strip of tickets which readily dispenses a single ticket or multiple tickets. The free end of the continuous strip of tickets is fed through an opening in the holder which has a ticket... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5634580 | Clip-on tape dispenser for reeled tape A clip-on tape dispenser for reeled tape comprises, in integral configuration, a middle section, at least portions of which are designed to ride on the outermost turn of the reeled tape, and two flank sections located on either side of the middle section ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5573168 | Dispenser for plastic bags A dispensing apparatus for serially dispensing plastic bags from a wound roll of continuous flexible plastic bags joined along perforated severance lines. A box like container is provided which is adapted to receive the wound roll of plastic bags. The con... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5566872 | Vial floss dispenser The present invention is an improved vial-type floss dispenser. The floss dispenser has a spool of floss mounted upright in a cylindrical container with a unique cap design that allows floss to be smoothly dispensed through the cap of the dispenser, essen... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565253 | Dispensing assembly A dispensing assembly adapted to be mounted on a backboard that may be supported on an easel or other support structure. The dispensing assembly includes a cylindrical core; a length of sheet material in a roll coaxially around the core; and a molded plas... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5538170 | Tape tender A combined tape reel storage, transport, and dispensing device has a core supporting axle holding a tape roll for free rotation within a generally cylindrical durable polypropylene housing. Tape is fed through a tangential feed slot, over a support ledge,... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5433363 | Plastic bag dispenser A plastic bag dispenser holds a continuous roll of bags, connected by perforated separation lines. The dispenser is provided with a tongue, which the bags are dispensed over, that engages the separation line between the bag at the end of the roll and the ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5381942 | Adhesive tape dispenser An improved adhesive tape dispenser is provided with a holding piece capable of being acted on by a spring to hold the adhesive tape securely to the surface of a rolling wheel so as to permit a user of the dispenser to locate easily the end of the adhesiv... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5363997 | Tape dispensing device A one-piece, core mounted tape dispensing and cutting device wherein the free end of the tape is restrained against being withdrawn onto the roll of tape. The cutter preferably includes a blade which is elevated above the plane of the tape. The tape is wi... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5318210 | Paper towel dispenser (swing bottom) A dispenser for dispensing paper towelling from a roll. The dispenser has a casing for holding the roll. The casing has an open bottom. A bottom member is mounted on the casing. The bottom member is movable between a closed position where it substantially... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5299723 | Contamination-free dental floss dispenser A convenient, contamination-free dental floss dispenser assembly having a housing and at least one roll of dental floss mounted for rotation therein. The housing having a dental floss dispensing orifice and cut-off means for cutting off pieces of the dent... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5282563 | Floss dispensers A floss dispenser according to one embodiment has a base with a spool housing provided on one end thereof and a cutting member provided on the other end. The spool housing holds a spool of dental floss and dispenses an exposed portion of floss through an ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5275321 | Plastic film food wrap dispenser A dispenser for rolled sheet material includes a container having at least one open end and a cap to close the open end. A slot is disposed along the length of the container parallel to its longitudinal axis with a flange extending from the slot and a cut... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5263621 | Coupon dispensing cartridge A disposable coupon dispensing cartridge includes a housing and a passageway section having top and bottom walls extending from the housing to a discharge opening. A roll of a band of coupons is contained in the housing and has a leading tail extending fr... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261585 | Plastic bag dispenser A plastic bag dispenser holds a continuous roll of bags, connected by perforated separation lines. The dispenser is provided with a tongue, which the bags are dispensed over, that engages the separation line between the bag at the end of the roll and the ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5228612 | Tape dispenser with a sliding tape axle This invention, a tape dispenser with a sliding tape axle, is designed to eliminate the problem and disturbance of a loosened or missing tape axle of traditional tape dispensers with separate parts joined together. It uses a structure that fastens the tap... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5219424 | Roll of plastic bags for use with bag dispensing device A roll of plastic bags is wound on an axle which is adapted to be retained within a dispensing device. The bags may be of any configuration but, preferably, are of the type known as a star seal with individual bags separated by perforated separation lines... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5215211 | Sheet material dispenser The specification discloses a sheet material dispenser for which the angle between axis along which sheet material is dispensed and the dispenser container may be changed. A dispensing funnel is provided on a ball that rotates about its center within a so... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5207368 | Dispensing apparatus for plastic bags A dispensing apparatus for serially dispensing flexible plastic bags from a wound package of bags which are joined along perforated severance lines, including a panel, and at least one elongate dispensing slot extending through the panel. The slot include... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5186376 | Plastic wrap dispenser A dispenser is used for dispensing plastic film from a roll. The dispenser has a housing that may be mounted under a shelf or cupboard or on a wall. The housing consists of a cover unit that is installed in the place of use and a releasable base unit that... | 02/16/1993 |
