Wrap dispenser with enhanced cutter bar registration
OwnerKristopher W. Gerulskiinventor
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Abstract
A dispenser for rolls of wrap material is disclosed. The wrap dispenser may include a trunk to which a lid is integrally hinged. The trunk is adapted to receive a roll of wrap therein, while the lid is adapted to move relative to the trunk to allow access to the rolled film. A portion of the dispenser is provided with a reinforced section to which a cutter bar is adhered. The cutter bar may be manufactured from plastic and be attached to the dispenser such that teeth of the cutter bar are all exposed upon opening the dispenser.
Claims30
A wraps dispenser, comprising:
- a trunk;
- a lid hinged to the trunk;
- a cutter bar having a base from which a plurality of teeth extend, each tooth terminating on first and second sides at a valley proximate the base, the base being attached to one of the trunk and the lid, each valley being spaced away from the trunk or lid to which the base is attached by a predetermined registration zone.
A wraps dispenser, comprising:
- a trunk having a base, a back wall, a front wall, and first and second end walls;
- a lid hinged to the trunk, the lid having a front wall, a top wall, and first and second end walls;
- a reinforcing member operatively associated with the lid front wall;
- a tear strip removably attached to the lid front wall at a score line;
- and
- a cutter bar attached to the reinforcing member, the cutter bar having a plurality of teeth separated by a plurality of valleys, the plurality of teeth overlying the tear strip, the plurality of valleys each being spaced from the tear line by a registration zone of predetermined dimension.
A wraps dispenser, comprising:
- a trunk adapted to receive a roll of wrap therein;
- and
- a lid hinged to the trunk, the lid having a front flap to which a cutter bar is attached, the front flap of the lid being thicker than the trunk and remaining portions of the lid.
A method of forming a wraps dispenser, comprising:
- providing a template having a plurality of lid flaps adapted to form a lid and a plurality of trunk flaps adapted to form a trunk;
- attaching a cutter bar to the template, the cutter bar having a base from which a plurality of teeth extend, the base and the teeth overlying separate template flaps;
- folding the flaps into a tubular configuration with open first and second ends adapted to receive a roll of film, the teeth being fully exposed after the folding step.
A wraps dispenser, comprising:
- a trunk adapted to receive a roll of film;
- a lid hinged to the trunk and adapted to close the trunk;
- a cutter bar attached to the dispenser;
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- means for reinforcing the dispenser proximate the cutter bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.