Dispensing box and method for the continuous feed of fan-folded computer paper
AssigneeUnion Camp Corporation
InventorAjit K. Bose
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Abstract
A dispensing box for the continuous feed of fan-folded paper to a printer or other device. The box has opposite side walls, a bottom and an open top, and a lid covering the open top. A narrow slot is formed through the lid, extending from one side to the other adjacent one end of the box, and a free end of the fan-folded paper is fed through the slot from inside the box to a printer or other device. A roller is positioned inside the box adjacent the slot for guiding movement of the paper and smoothing its movement as it is pulled from the box by the printer or other device.
Claims10
A carton for shipping, storing, holding and dispensing a quantity of fan-folded paper for supply to a printer;
- said carton comprising:
- a bottom, opposite side and end walls having an upper edge, an open top, and a lid covering the open top;
- said lid having length and width dimensions and means defining an elongate slot therein adjacent one end and extending across the width of the lid, whereby one end of the fan-folded paper can be extended through the slot for feeding the paper from the carton through the slot in the lid, with the lid in place on the carton, to thereby prevent ingress of dirt, debris and the like into the carton during use;
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- a guide roller supported on the upper edge of the side walls adjacent the slot, in a position to be engaged by the fan-folded paper as it is fed through the slot, to guide and smooth the flow of the paper through the slot.
A method for storing, shipping and holding fan-folded paper for continuous feed of the fan-folded paper to a printer or other device from a carton holding a quantity of said fan-folded paper, wherein said carton has a bottom, opposite side walls with upper edges, an open top, and a lid covering said open top, comprising the steps of:
- forming a narrow slot-like opening through said lid;
- feeding a free end of the fan-folded paper through the slot from inside the carton to outside the carton;
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- guiding the paper through the slot over a roller supported on the upper edges of the carton side walls adjacent to slot-like opening to smooth the movement of the paper before it reaches the slot-like opening as the paper is pulled from the carton, said lid being left in place on the carton to prevent dirt, dust, and other debris from entering the carton during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.