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US 11,401,103 B2Granted
Dispenser apparatus and method of using same
AssigneePoka Yoke, Inc.
InventorsRenee Januchowski Kryscio, Kevin P. Kryscio
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Abstract
A dispensing apparatus comprises a generally cylindrical housing, and attachment means adapted for attaching the housing to a support structure, such as an intravenous tubing line. The housing can contain a plurality of planar, interconnected items that are rolled up into a single roll. The interconnected items can be a plurality of individually packaged items, such as sanitizing wipes, in which each individual package is attached to another individual package along a line of perforation. A rolling mechanism can be mounted in the housing that supports the roll of wipes thereon and facilitates rotation of the roll.
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An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of applicator wipes comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrical housing adapted for containing a roll of applicator wipes, the housing having a dispensing opening formed therein whereby an applicator wipe contained in the housing can be grasped and pulled out of the housing;
- (b) first and second attachment members extending outwardly from the housing and adapted for receiving and frictionally engaging a cylindrical intravenous tubing line, wherein each of the first and second attachment members comprise first and second separated segments each having a concave surface and a slanted surface in communication with the concave surface, wherein the concave surface of the first segment faces the concave surface of the second segment and together define an arcuate cavity that is shaped and sized to receive and frictionally engage the intravenous tubing line, and the slanted surface of the first segment and the slanted surface of the second segment define a narrowing passageway wherein distance between the first segment and the second segment is greatest at a position distal to the concave surfaces of the first segment and the second segment and gradually decreases until the slanted surface of the first segment meets the concave surface of the first segment and the slanted surface of the second segment meets the concave surface of the second segment, and wherein each of the first and second attachment members has a shape as shown at reference numeral 30 in FIG. 5;
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- (c) a curved member positioned intermediate the first and second attachment members and adapted for moving the intravenous tubing line at an angle relative to the first and second attachment members, the curved member having an arcuate shape conforming to the cylindrical intravenous tubing line whereby the curved member can engage the intravenous tubing line without impeding a flow of fluid through the tubing line.
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A dispensing apparatus comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrical housing adapted for containing a roll of applicator wipes;
- (b) first and second attachment members extending outwardly from the housing and adapted for receiving and frictionally engaging an intravenous tubing line, wherein each of the first and second attachment members comprises first and second arcuate segments each having a concave surface and a slanted surface in communication with the concave surface, wherein the concave surface of the first segment faces the concave surface of the second segment and together define an arcuate cavity that is shaped and sized to receive and frictionally engage the intravenous tubing line, and the slanted surface of the first segment and the slanted surface of the second segment define a narrowing passageway wherein distance between the first segment and the second segment is greatest at a position distal to the concave surfaces of the first segment and the second segment and gradually decreases until the slanted surface of the first segment meets the concave surface of the first segment and the slanted surface of the second segment meets the concave surface of the second segment, and wherein each of the first and second attachment members has a shape as shown at reference numeral 30 in FIG. 5;
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- (c) a dispensing opening formed in the housing through which an applicator wipe contained in the housing can be grasped and pulled out of the housing, the dispensing opening comprising a first edge section and a second edge section in spaced apart relation, the first edge section and the second edge sections defining a slit sized to receive a single applicator wipe there through.
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A disposable dispensing apparatus comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrical housing adapted for containing a roll of applicator wipes and comprising a first body section and a second body section, wherein the first body section comprises a tab member extending outwardly from an interior surface of the first body section, and the second body section comprises a recessed section adapted to receive and engage the tab member whereby the first body section and the second body section cannot be separated;
- (b) a dispensing opening formed in the housing and adapted for dispensing the applicator wipes;
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- (c) first and second attachment members extending outwardly from the housing and adapted for attachment to a cylindrical intravenous tubing line, wherein each of the first and second attachment members comprises first and second arcuate segments each having a concave surface and slanted surface in communication with the concave surface, wherein the concave surface of the first segment faces the concave surface of the second segment and together define an arcuate cavity that is shaped and sized to receive and frictionally engage the intravenous tubing line, and the slanted surface of the first segment and the slanted surface of the second segment define a narrowing passageway wherein distance between the first segment and the second segment is greatest at a position distal to the concave surfaces of the first segment and the second segment and gradually decreases until the slanted surface of the first segment meets the concave surface of the first segment and the slanted surface of the second segment meets the concave surface of the second segment, and wherein each of the first and second attachment members has a shape as shown at reference numeral 30 in FIG. 5.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.