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US 12,686,580 B2Granted
In-line packing material dispenser
AssigneeEncore Packaging LLC
InventorsStephenson Nelson, Timothy H. Nelson
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Abstract
A paper dispenser including a face plate with a spout having a conical shape, a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate, a chute connecting the first side wall to the second side wall, the chute, the first side wall, and the second side wall including a decline towards the spout and the face plate is provided. The paper dispenser allows for multiple rolls of packing material to be placed inside and interconnected such that multiple rolls can be used in the dispenser before more rolls of packing material are needed.
Claims10
A dispenser comprising:
- a face plate including a spout having a conical shape;
- a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate and defining a chute therebetween;
- a first rail and a second rail disposed within the chute and connected to the face plate and configured to support at least one roll of packing material;
- and
- rollers disposed on the first rail and the second rail.
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A method comprising:
- depositing at least a first roll of packing material and a second roll of packing material into a packing material dispenser, the packing material dispenser including:
- a face plate including a spout having a conical shape;
- a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate and defining a chute therebetween;
- a first rail and a second rail disposed within the chute and connected to the face plate and configured to support at least the first roll of packing material;
- and
- rollers disposed on the first rail and the second rail;
- wherein the first roll of packing material and the second roll of packing material are substantially parallel relative to one another;
- interconnecting the first roll of packing material and the second roll of packing material;
- pulling a portion of packing material through the spout of the packing material dispenser;
- and
- tearing the portion of the packing material from the packing material dispenser to be placed inside of a package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.