Wallpaper dispensing apparatus

A wallpaper dispensing apparatus, comprising:

• a tray having forward and rearward walls, opposing side walls, and a bottom;
• a ridge in the bottom extending transversely between the side walls and forming a pool between
• the ridge and forward wall, and forming a trough between the ridge and rearward wall;
• a cover extending between the side walls and proximal the ridge and forward wall, said cover
• including a rearward portion generally parallel to a top surface of the ridge, and a rearward edge located generally centrally over the ridge, said cover forming a passageway between the cover rearward portion and ridge top surface for journaling a strip of wallpaper, and
• a measuring device for measuring the length of the strip of wallpaper unrolled from the roll of wallpaper received in the trough,
• wherein said cover includes a pair of spaced apart, parallel guide surfaces for continuing the passageway from the ridge to the tray forward wall, and
• wherein the measurement device comprises a housing formed in the tray, the housing having a window formed therein, and a measurement wheel disposed within the housing and viewable through the window.

A wallpaper dispensing apparatus, comprising:

• a tray having forward and rearward walls, opposing side walls, and a bottom;
• a ridge in the bottom extending transversely between the side walls and forming a pool between
• the ridge and forward wall, and forming a trough between the ridge and rearward wall;
• a cover extending between the side walls and proximal the ridge and forward wall for guiding a strip of wallpaper from a roll of wallpaper received in the trough past the ridge and through the pool;
• and
• a measuring device for measuring the length of the strip of wallpaper unrolled from the roll of wallpaper received in the trough,
• wherein the measuring device comprises a housing having an arm assembly attached to the tray, the housing having a window formed therein, and at least one measurement wheel disposed within the housing and viewable through the window.

A wallpaper dispensing apparatus, comprising:

• a tray having forward and rearward walls, opposing side walls, and a bottom;
• a ridge in the bottom extending transversely between the side walls and forming a pool between
• the ridge and forward wall, and forming a trough between the ridge and rearward wall;
• a cover extending between the side walls and proximal the ridge and forward wall, said cover
• including a rearward portion generally parallel to a top surface of the ridge, and a rearward edge located generally centrally over the ridge, said cover forming a passageway between the cover rearward portion and ridge top surface for journaling a strip of wallpaper;
• and
• a measuring device for measuring the length of the strip of wallpaper unrolled from the roll of
• wallpaper received in the trough,
• wherein said cover includes a pair of spaced apart parallel guide surfaces for continuing passageway from the ridge to the tray forward wall, and
• wherein the measuring device comprises a housing having an arm assembly attached to the tray, the housing having a window formed therein, and a measurement wheel disposed within the housing and viewable through the window.