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.
Claims20
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 an intravenous tubing line;
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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.
A dispensing apparatus comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrical housing adapted for containing a roll of applicator wipes;
- (b) at least one attachment member extending outwardly from the housing and adapted for receiving and frictionally engaging an intravenous tubing line;
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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, and further wherein the first edge section and the second edge section are at least partially serrated to facilitate tearing of the single applicator wipe.
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) at least one attachment member extending outwardly from the housing and adapted for attachment to a support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.