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US 2012/0298709 A1Published application
Film dispenser
AssigneeMultix Pty Ltd
InventorsAnthony Nottingham, Paul Maguire
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Abstract
A film dispenser includes a housing configured to receive and hold a roll of film. The housing has a dispensing opening through which a section of film can pass. The housing also has a lid that is movable between an open position where the dispensing opening is open and a closed position in which the dispensing opening is substantially closed. The lid has a film presentation member that is positioned to contact and hold a portion of the film when the lid is in the closed position and to present the portion of film within the dispensing opening for grasping when the lid is moved to the open position.
Claims20
A film dispenser including
- a housing configured to receive and hold a roll of film, the housing having a dispensing opening through which a section of film can pass, and a lid movable between an open position where the dispensing opening is open and a closed position in which the dispensing opening is substantially closed,
- wherein the lid includes a film presentation member positioned to contact and hold a portion of the film when the lid is in the closed position and to present said portion of film within the dispensing opening for grasping when the lid is moved to the open position;
- the presentation member extending away from the lid and into the dispending opening when the lid is in the open position;
- and the presentation member extending away from an inner surface of the lid into and within the housing between the dispensing opening and the roll of film, in a location partially in front of the roll of film when the lid is in the closed position.
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A film dispenser including:
- a housing configured to receive and hold a roll of film, the housing having a dispensing opening through which a section of film can pass, and a lid movable between an open position where the dispensing opening is open and a closed position in which the dispensing opening is substantially closed,
- wherein the lid includes a film presentation member which includes at least one tab projecting away from an inner surface of the lid, the tab being positioned to contact and hold a portion of the film by adhesion when the lid is in the closed position and to present said portion of film within the dispensing opening for grasping when the lid is moved to the open position;
- the presentation member extending away from the lid and into the dispensing opening when the lid is in the open position;
- and the presentation member extending away from the inner surface of the lid into and within the housing between the dispensing opening and the roll of film, in a location partially in front of the roll of film when the lid is in the closed position.
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A film dispenser including:
- a housing configured to receive and hold a roll of film, the housing having a dispensing opening through which a section of film can pass, and a lid movable between an open position where the dispensing opening is open and a closed position in which the dispensing opening is substantially closed;
- a film presentation member which includes at least one tab projecting away from an inner surface of the lid, the tab being positioned to contact and hold a portion of the film by adhesion when the lid is in the closed position and to present said portion of film within the dispensing opening for grasping when the lid is moved to the open position, the presentation member extending away from the lid and into the dispensing opening when the lid is in the open position, and the presentation member extending away from the inner surface of the lid into and within the housing between the dispensing opening and the roll of film, in a location partially in front of the roll of film when the lid is in the closed position;
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- a cutting unit including a blade on which a layer of film can be cut, the film presentation member being configured to contact and generally adhere to a portion of the film between the roll of film and the cutting unit when the lid is in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.