Foil dispenser for and methods of dispensing foil
AssigneeClik-Cut, Inc.
InventorsStanley L. Ruff, Albert Stubbmann
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing sheet material, particularly metallic foil, positions each successively leading end region of the foil, after a preceding length of the foil has been severed, to stand freely in a generally upright condition away from a severing means which is preferably provided without sharp serrated cutting teeth to protect a user from injury during use of the dispenser, and to provide the user with ready access to each upstanding leading end region of the foil.
Claims30
A dispenser, comprising:
- (a) a support having a base and a top above the base, said top having a generally planar top wall having transverse edges bounding an opening extending through the planar top wall;
- (b) a roll mounted on the support for turning movement about an axis, said roll having a coiled, continuous imperforate supply of a broad, sheet material web wound about the axis, and unwindable during use, for successively paying out a desired length of the web when successive leading end regions of the web are respectively manually grasped by a user in a ready-to-use position and the desired length of the web is withdrawn from the roll along a path through the opening to a position spaced from and at least partially overlying the support, said transverse edges of the top wall generally being in an adjacent confronting relationship in the plane of the top wall in the ready-to-use position;
- (c) means for exerting a drag on each successively withdrawn length of the web to tauten the same during withdrawal;
- (d) means on the support for severing each successively withdrawn, taut length of the web when the same is moved from the aforesaid spaced position onto the severing means in a direction generally toward the base;
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- (e) bearing means on the support for positioning each successive leading end region of the web in the ready-to use position to extend in an unsupported manner from the adjacent confronting transverse edges of the top wall in a generally normal direction relative to the top wall and to stand freely in a generally erect condition spaced from the severing means, thereby enabling the user to gain ready and safe access to each upstanding leading end region of the web along the transverse width thereof for paying out a fresh length of web.
A dispenser, comprising:
- (a) a support having a base and a top above the base, said support bounding an opening;
- (b) a roll mounted on the support for turning movement about an axis, said roll having a coiled, continuous, imperforate supply of a low-shear-resistant, broad, metallic foil wound about the axis, and unwindable during use for successively paying out a desired length of the foil when successive leading end regions of the foil are respectively manually grasped by a user and the desired length of the foil is withdrawn from the roll along a path through the opening to a position spaced from and at least partially overlying the support;
- (c) means for exerting a drag on each successively withdrawn length of the foil to tauten the same during withdrawal;
- (d) means on the support for severing each successively withdrawn, taut length of the foil when the same is moved from the aforesaid spaced position onto the severing means in a direction generally downwardly toward the base, said severing means including a piercing portion operative for piercing the foil moved downwardly thereon, and a pair of tearing portions each having dull, non-serrated tear edges extending downwardly and forwardly away from the piercing portion and operative for tearing the foil moved downwardly thereon across the entire width of the foil;
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- (e) means on the support for positioning each successive leading end region of the foil, after the preceding length of the foil has been cut, away from the severing means and readily and safely accessible to the user.
An arrangement for modifying the operation of an upwardly-open dispenser box in which is mounted for turning movement a roll of a coiled, continuous, imperforate supply of a low-shear-resistant, broad, metallic foil of the type which unwinds during use when a user manually grasps a leading end region of the foil in a ready-to-use position and withdraws a desired length of the foil from the roll to an elevated position relative to a generally planar support surface on which the box rests, said arrangement comprising:
- (a) a cover mounted over and on the upwardly-open dispenser box, said cover having a generally planar top wall having transverse edges bounding an opening extending through the top wall, said transverse edges generally being in an adjacent confronting relationship in the plane of the top wall in the ready-to-use position;
- (b) means on the cover for exerting a drag on each successively withdrawn length of the foil to tauten the same during withdrawal;
- (c) means on the cover for severing each successively withdrawn, taut length of the foil when the same is moved from the elevated position onto the severing means in a direction generally downwardly toward the support surface;
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- (d) means on the cover for positioning each successive leading end region of the foil, after the preceding length of the foil has been severed, in the ready-to-use position to extend in a unsupported manner from the adjacent confronting transverse edges of the top wall in a generally normal direction relative to the top wall and to stand freely in a generally upright condition away from the severing means, thereby enabling the user to gain ready and safe access to each upstanding leading end region of the foil along the transverse width thereof.
A method of dispensing a coiled, continuous, imperforate supply of a low-shear-resistant, broad, metallic foil wound on a roll mounted for turning movement on a support having a generally planar top wall with transverse edges bounding an opening which extends through the top wall, comprising the steps of:
- (a) unwinding the foil by manually grasping successive leading end regions of the foil in a ready-to-use position and withdrawing desired lengths of the foil from the roll to elevated positions at least partially overlying the support;
- (b) exerting a drag on each successively withdrawn length of the foil to tauten the same during withdrawal;
- (c) severing each successively withdrawn, taut length of the foil by manually moving the same in a single downward motion from a respective elevated position in a generally downward direction onto a severing element mounted on the support;
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- (d) positioning each successive leading end region of the foil, after the preceding length of the foil has been severed, away from the severing element in the ready-to-use position, said positioning step including positioning the transverse edges generally in an adjacent confronting relationship in the plane of the top wall in the ready-to-use position, and at least partially folding each successive leading end region of the foil to extend in an unsupported manner from the adjacent confronting transverse edges of the top wall in a generally normal direction relative to the top wall and to stand freely in a generally erect condition.
A method of modifying the operation of a dispenser box of the type including a hinged top wall, a serrated cutting blade, and a coiled, continuous, imperforate supply of a low-shear-resistant, broad, metallic foil wound on a roll mounted for turning movement within the box, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) removing the hinged top wall;
- (b) turning the box around so that the front of the box faces the rear;
- (c) mounting a cover support on the top of the box;
- (d) unwinding the foil by manually grasping successive leading end regions of the foil and withdrawing desired lengths of the foil from the roll to elevated positions at least partially overlying the support;
- (e) exerting a drag on each successively withdrawn length of the foil to tauten the same during withdrawal;
- (f) severing each successively withdrawn, taut length of the foil by manually moving the same in a single downward motion from a respective elevated position in a generally downward direction onto a severing element mounted on the support;
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- (g) positioning each successive leading end region of the foil, after the preceding length of the foil has been severed, away from the severing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.