Roll-Dispensed Stock Container
OwnerPaul Veglianteinventor
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Abstract
A roll-dispensed stock container is provided with fixation strips attached to the body of the container and a cutter assembly attached to a lid of the container. Roll-dispensed stock is secured by the fixation strips when the lid of the container is in a closed configuration and the cutter assembly is configured to separate a sheet of the roll-dispensed stock of a desired length.
Claims18
A roll-dispensed stock container, comprising:
- a body including a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls forming an enclosure to receive a roll of roll-dispensed stock, the rear wall having a greater height than the front wall;
- an angled support wall joined to a top edge of the front wall and disposed at an angle thereto;
- a lid hingedly joined to a top edge of the rear wall and when in a closed configuration, the lid having a first part extending over an opening in the body between the top edge of the rear wall and an upper edge of the support wall for dispensing the roll-dispensed stock, and the lid having a second part extending over the angled support wall;
- a cutter disposed on the lid and movable along a path along the lid;
- a fixation strip on the support wall or the lid, the fixation strip positioned along the path of the cutter when the lid is in a closed configuration;
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- the cutter being positioned, in cross-section, within a recess of a square formed by extensions of the front wall and the first part of the lid.
A roll-dispensed stock container, comprising:
- a body including an angled face, a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls forming an enclosure to receive a roll of roll-dispensed stock, the face positioned at an angle relative to the front wall;
- a lid hingedly joined to a top edge of the rear wall to extend over an opening in the body for dispensing the roll-dispensed stock, the second portion of the lid hingedly attached to the first portion to extend over the angled face, in a plane parallel to the face;
- means for tensioning a portion of the roll-dispensed stock between the lid and the face;
- means for cutting the tensioned portion of the roll-dispensed stock on the lid of the container.
The roll-dispensed stock container of claim 14, wherein the means for cutting the roll-dispensed stock includes a slidable cutter that extends through the lid.
A method for dispensing roll-dispensed stock from a container including a body including a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls forming an enclosure to receive a roll of roll-dispensed stock, a cutter assembly disposed on the lid having a slidable cutter that extends through the lid, at least one fixation strip provided on the support wall, and a roll of roll-dispensed stock positioned within the enclosure, comprising:
- positioning a lid hingedly joined to a top edge of the rear wall from an open configuration allowing access to the roll-dispensed stock to a closed configuration covering the enclosure;
- drawing the roll-dispensed stock out of the body through the opening and over the at least one fixation strip;
- positioning the lid in the closed configuration;
- applying pressure on the lid, thereby securing the roll-dispensed stock between the lid and the at least one fixation strip;
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- moving the slidable cutter along a length of the container from a first position to a second position, the slidable cutter positioned to cut through the roll-dispensed stock as it is moved along the length of the container, thereby separating a portion of the roll-dispensed stock from the roll.
The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one fixation strip includes first and second raised portions and a recessed central portion, the first and second raised portions securing the stock to be cut, the recessed central portion configured to allow the slidable cutter to extend between the first and second raised portions.
The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one fixation strip is configured to provide tension on the roll-dispensed stock between the first and second raised portions while the roll-dispensed stock is being cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.