Dispensing apparatus

A dispensing apparatus for dispensing receipts, slips or tickets from a continuous strip of material, comprising:

• a housing having an outlet;
• a supply path at least partially arranged within said housing to supply a strip of material to said outlet;
• a driven supply device for advancing the strip of material along said supply path;
• a stationary blade arranged in said supply path between said driven supply device and said outlet for cutting the strip when the strip is tensioned, cutting of the strip being activated by a user who tensions the strip by pulling an end of the strip that exits said outlet, said outlet being arranged between said stationary blade and the user who pulls the end of the strip that exits said outlet, said stationary blade including at least one flat portion that has a cutting edge;
• at least one movable element moved by the strip when the strip is tensioned to be cut, said movable element being designed to perform a rectilinear movement that is parallel to a plane defined by said at least one flat portion of said stationary blade, said movable element being arranged contiguously alongside and upstream of said stationary blade;
• a sensor for detecting a said movement of said movable element performed by the strip tensioned for being cut;
• and
• a control device for controlling said supply device in response to signals received from said sensor;
• wherein said control device includes a device for interrupting advancement of the strip by said supply device when said sensor detects the movement of said movable element by the tensioned strip.