Dispensing apparatus
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJohn R. Fyson, Edward Charles T. S. Glover
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Abstract
Dispensing apparatus are well known for dispensing material from a package. Described herein is apparatus for dispensing predetermined amounts of material (10, 10') stored in vessels (12) carried by a continuous web (14). Each vessel (12) comprises a body portion (15) and a cap portion (16) with one end (22) of a pressure sensitive strip (24) positioned therebetween, the other end (26) of strip (24) being attached to the continuous web (14). The apparatus comprises a roller (28) over which the web (14) moves. Tightening of the strip (24) as the web (14) passes over the roller (28) causes the body portion (15) of the vessel (12) to become detached from the cap portion (16) and the material (10') is released.
Claims6
Dispensing apparatus for dispensing material (10) stored in vessels (12, 15, 16) attached to a continuous web (14), of said each vessel (12, 15, 16) comprising a body portion (15) and a cap portion (16), the apparatus comprising:
- drive means (28) for driving the web (14) through the apparatus, and
- removal means (22, 24, 26, 28) for removing the material (10) from the vessels (12, 15, 16),
- characterized in that the removal means (22, 24, 26) includes a strip of material (24), one end (22) of which is positioned between the body portion (15) and the cap portion (16), and the other end (26) of which is attached to the web (14), the strip (24) being tightened to cause the body portion (15) to become detached from the cap portion (16) as the web (14) passes through the apparatus to release the material (10) stored therein.
Storage means (12, 14, 15, 16) for storing predetermined amounts of material (10) comprising a continuous web (14) and a plurality of vessels (12, 15, 16) attached to the web (14), each of said vessels (12, 15, 16) comprising a body portion (15) and a cap portion (16), said cap portion being secured to said web and receiving said body portion, and means being provided for detaching said body portion from said cap portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.