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US 2024/0174429 A1Published application
Container Cover, Dispenser and Method of Use
AssigneeColhurst Covers, LLC
InventorSherwood Noel Wagner
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Abstract
A container cover and dispenser system is disclosed herein. The cover fits over a container and allows a user to access contents through an opening. The cover may include a notch to leave an open section for a user to access the contents. The dispenser may hold a roll of container covers that may be pulled out and individually removed from the roll. The dispenser may include a protrusion to create a tab and notch design on the removed covers to facilitate users' access of the contents.
Claims13
A film dispenser system comprising:
- a roll, which comprises a film;
- a dispenser having
- a housing,
- a roll holder that supports the roll inside the housing,
- a channel in the housing through which the film passes,
- a protrusion extending from an exterior edge of the channel, and
- a cutting edge along the exterior edge of the channel and on a protruding edge of the protrusion;
- and
- wherein, during operation, the film is pulled through the channel and pulled against the cutting edge to cut the film and form a film section having a shape along a forward edge and a trailing edge, wherein the shape comprises a tab on a first edge and a notch on a second edge opposite from the first edge, wherein the cutting edge creates the shape including the tab and the notch.
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A method of covering a container comprising:
- pulling a container cover from a dispenser, which includes a roll of a film and a cutting edge that includes a protruding section;
- moving the film against the cutting edge until the container cover is cut from the roll of the film, wherein the cutting edge of the dispenser causes the container cover to include a notch on one side of the container cover and a tab on an opposite side of the container cover;
- placing the container cover over an open top of a container;
- and
- sealing the outer edges of the container cover to the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.