Separator for the top sheet of a stack and method for its assembly
OwnerAlvin Meyerinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A hand held tool to expedite a removal of a single sheet from a stack which may be supplied as a segment of a container or an independent unit and modifications to a container to resist a return of a separated sheet to its original position on the stack.
Claims13
A container for a plurality of stacked sheets, said container comprising a bottom, a first sidewall upstanding from said bottom, a second sidewall upstanding from said bottom opposite said first sidewall, a front sidewall upstanding from said bottom extending between said first and second sidewalls, a rear sidewall upstanding from said bottom extending between said first and second sidewalls and parallel to and opposite said front sidewall, a lid hinged to an edge of said rear sidewall opposite said bottom, said lid when opened providing access to said sheets from a top of said container for withdrawal of at least one sheet from said container without wrinkling said one sheet,
- a flange integral with and hinged to an edge of said first sidewall opposite said bottom extending into said container above said stack and below said lid, and
- a patch of sheet gripping material on an area of said flange to grip a topmost sheet to separate said topmost sheet from underlying sheets of said stack.
A container for a plurality of stacked sheets, said container comprising a bottom, a first sidewall upstanding from said bottom, a second sidewall upstanding from said bottom opposite said first sidewall, a front sidewall upstanding from said bottom extending between said first and second sidewalls, a rear sidewall upstanding from said bottom extending between said first and second sidewalls and parallel to and opposite said front sidewall, a lid hinged to an edge of said rear sidewall opposite said bottom, said lid when opened providing access to said sheets from a top of said container for withdrawal of at least one sheet from said container without wrinkling said one sheet,
- a flap hinged to said lid adhering to said front sidewall, a portion of said flap remote from said lid being adhered to said front sidewall in an adhering zone, said flap being formed with a tear strip above said zone, whereby when said tear strip is removed said lid may be opened, and
- a patch of gripping material applied to a surface of said tear strip, whereby said tear strip may be used as a tool to separate a topmost of said sheets from said stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.