Cotton Dispenser

A cotton dispenser for dispensing portions taken from an elongate strand of cotton, comprising:

• a spool having a generally cylindrical configuration so as to receive said elongate strand of cotton wound thereabout, said spool being configured to rotate axially when said strand of cotton is unwound therefrom;
• a feed assembly situated downstream from said spool that is configured to receive said strand of cotton, said feed assembly causing said strand of cotton to unwind from said spool when actuated;
• a cutting assembly downstream from said feed assembly and configured to receive said strand of cotton after passing through said feed assembly, said cutting assembly having a blade movable between a retracted configuration not in contact with said strand of cotton and an activated configuration that severs said strand of cotton;
• means operatively connected to said blade for moving said blade from said retracted configuration to said activated configuration;
• a motor electrically connected to said feed assembly;
• a power source;
• an input button electrically connected to said power source motor, said feed assembly, and said cutting assembly, said input button being configured to energize said motor to actuate said feed assembly when said input button is depressed and to energize said means for activating said blade when said input button is released.