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US 6,266,942 B1Granted
Packaging kit for wrapping paper
OwnerJohn McCloreyinventor
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Abstract
A chest including a box for holding a plurality of rolls of paper. It includes a tray at the front for holding extra items, slidable between an inner position and an outer position. A roller and pressure shoe are operable for advancing linear lengths of paper from the rolls through a slit formed at the front of the box. The chest includes a hinged lid, on the swinging edge is a cut-off knife. Troughs are provided for holding the rolls of paper.
Claims9
A chest for storage and using of wrapping paper, comprising,
- a box having a front, a rear, and sides,
- the box including a bottom and a wall, the wall including an element at the rear and each side respectively,
- the box also including a lid hinged at a rear thereof to the rear wall element and swingable on an axis extending side-to-side of the box, between open and closed position,
- the chest including a tray at the front side extending to a height lower than said wall elements, the tray having pockets for holding wrapping materials and being slidable in front-to-rear direction between an inner position in which the pockets are substantially within the interior of the box and an outer position exposing the wrapping materials to the exterior,
- the box when the lid is open, and except for the tray, having an open top and being empty,
- the box inwardly of the tray forming a space for receiving a plurality of rolls of paper in position parallel with said axis, loose and detached from the box, and confined only by the perimeter members defining the box,
- the upper edge of the tray forming a slit with the swinging edge of the lid when the lid is in closed position,
- the paper of the rolls being capable of being withdrawn linearly therefrom across the box adjacent the top thereof through the slit, and
- a knife edge on the swinging edge of the lid and extending downwardly when the lid is closed, and forming a cutting edge for cutting paper withdrawn from the slit in response to pulling the paper against the knife edge.
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A chest for storage and using of wrapping paper, comprising,
- a box having a surrounding wall, a bottom, and an open top,
- the box having a lid mounted on a hinge at a rear edge of the wall and swingable between an open position and a closed position,
- the lid when in closed position forming a slit between its swinging edge and the wall,
- the box having a space in the interior for receiving rolls of paper in position parallel with the axis of the hinge, the paper of the rolls being capable of being withdrawn inwardly therefrom across the box adjacent the top thereof and through said slit,
- the box having means at said slit for cutting off a leading portion of paper being withdrawn,
- the paper of each roll being capable of being withdrawn selectively independently of any of the other rolls,
- gripping means extending across the front of the chest operable for gripping a leading edge of a paper and advancing it outwardly through the slit in response to manual operation of the gripping means,
- the gripping means including a manually actuable roller and a concave shoe normally engagable with the roller, and so engagable with a paper between a roller and shoe,
- the roller being removable mounted in the box,
- the concave shoe being secured to the lid,
- the roller having an end extending to the exterior of the box and a knob on the extended end, and
- a supply of adhesive tape mounted on the exterior of the box adjacent to the front of the box and adaptable to release of the tape in response to actuation by the user of the chest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.