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US 4,458,570 AGranted
Sheet material dispenser
AssigneeMarvin Glass & Associates
InventorHoward J. Morrison
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Abstract
A dispenser for sheet material includes a housing defining at least one compartment for holding a continuous roll of sheet material. A cover for the compartment, pivotally mounted on the housing, includes a cutting edge located near its free end. The housing includes a member for holding the sheet material being cut.
Claims15
A dispenser for sheet material, comprising:
- a housing having a front wall;
- a compartment defined in said housing for containing a roll of said sheet material;
- a rib within said compartment spaced from said front wall;
- a cover for said compartment, said cover including a front edge and a rear edge, said cover pivotally mounted on said housing at said rear edge, said cover pivotable from a first position covering said compartment to a second position exposing said compartment;
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- means for cutting said sheet material including a cutting edge with teeth on said cover spaced from said rear edge and arranged to cooperate with the rib and the front wall to hold and sever said sheet material as said cover pivots from said second position to said first position.
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A device for dispensing sheet material and the like, comprising:
- a housing defining a first compartment for holding a roll of sheet material;
- a first cover for said first compartment pivotally mounted on said housing for movement toward and away from said housing;
- a cutting edge on said cover spaced from the point of mounting said cover on said housing for cutting said sheet material as said cover pivots toward said housing;
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- means defining a slot in said housing, said means arranged to pinch the sheet material between said means and said cutting edge as said edge moves toward said housing for holding said sheet material during cutting of said sheet material by said cutting edge.
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A device for dispensing selected lengths of sheet material and the like, comprising:
- a housing defining first and second compartments for containing first and second rolls, respectively, of continuous sheet material,
- a wall defined by said housing separating said first and second compartments,
- a cover pivotally mounted on said housing for covering said first and second compartments,
- a cutting edge on said cover for cutting said sheet material,
- means on said cover for holding sheet material from said second roll of sheet material on said wall while said cover covers said first and second compartments, and
- means on said housing for holding sheet material from said first roll of sheet material while said cover covers said first and second compartments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.