Stretch wrap dispenser
OwnerMarc Goldmaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a stretch wrap dispenser are disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a stem; a lower roll holder and stand-up base attached to the stem, beveled side up, with a stem stud, the lower roll holder and stand-up base being configured to enable the stem to stand upright; an upper roll holder attached to the stem, beveled side down, and configured to cause a stretch wrap material roll to fit snugly between the lower roll holder and stand-up base and the upper roll holder; a compression spring placed over the stem; a handle attached to the stem; and a tension control pin insertable through one of a set of holes in the stem to adjust for a desired level of tension in the compression spring.
Claims10
A stretch wrap dispenser comprising:
- a stem;
- a lower roll holder and stand-up base attached to the stem, beveled side up, with a stem stud, the lower roll holder and stand-up base being configured to enable the stem to stand upright;
- an upper roll holder attached to the stem, beveled side down, and configured to cause a stretch wrap material roll to fit snugly between the lower roll holder and stand-up base and the upper roll holder;
- a compression spring placed over the stem;
- a handle attached to the stem;
- and
- a tension control pin insertable through one of a set of holes in the stem to adjust for a desired level of tension in the compression spring.
A method comprising:
- inserting a lower roll holder and stand-up base over a stem, beveled side up and rotating the lower roll holder and stand-up base until it locks in place with a stem stud, the lower roll holder and stand-up base being configured to enable the stem to stand upright;
- inserting a stretch wrap material roll over the stem;
- inserting an upper roll holder over the stem, beveled side down and causing the stretch wrap material roll to fit snugly between the lower roll holder and stand-up base and the upper roll holder;
- placing a compression spring over the stem;
- inserting a handle through the open loop of a tension control pin lanyard to which a tension control pin is attached;
- sliding the handle over the stem;
- and
- adjusting to a desired level of tension by compressing the compression spring and inserting the tension control pin through one of a set of holes in the stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.