Dispenser for disposable cutlery and components therefor
AssigneeDixie Consumer Products LLC
InventorsPatrick J. Smith, Andy L. Kirkpatrick, Michael R. Kilgore, David G. Honan, Thomas J. Sorensen, Vito Lore, Timothy D. Jadin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to dispensers for disposable cutlery. The invention also relates to banded packets of disposable cutlery that can be used in the cutlery dispenser of the present invention, as well as other cutlery dispensers that do not use a cartridge therein. The present invention also relates to disposable cutlery that has been adapted to make it better suited to stacking, such as for use in cutlery dispensers that do not include a cartridge.
Claims24
A banded stack of disposable cutlery comprising:
- a plurality of disposable cutlery pieces disposed adjacent one another to provide a stack of the cutlery pieces;
- at least one band disposed about the stack, wherein the band comprises a perforated portion;
- wherein the band further comprises a first material and an adhesive;
- and
- wherein the band further comprises a first side and an opposite side, and wherein the first material is adjacent to the first side of the stack and the adhesive is adjacent to the opposite side of the stack, the adhesive portion at least partially adhered to the opposite side of the stack.
A banded stack of disposable cutlery, comprising:
- a plurality of disposable cutlery pieces disposed adjacent one another to provide a stack of the cutlery pieces;
- and
- at least one band disposed about the stack, wherein the band comprises a tearable portion;
- wherein the band further comprises a first material and an adhesive;
- and
- wherein the band further comprises a first side and an opposite side, and wherein the first material is adjacent to the first side of the stack and the adhesive is adjacent to the opposite side of the stack, the adhesive portion at least partially adhered to the opposite side of the stack.
A banded stack of disposable cutlery, comprising:
- a plurality of disposable cutlery pieces disposed adjacent one another to provide a stack of the cutlery pieces;
- and
- at least one band disposed about the stack, wherein the band comprises an adhesive portion and a non-adhesive portion;
- wherein the stack of cutlery pieces comprises a first side and an opposite side, and wherein the non-adhesive portion is adjacent to the first side of the stack and the adhesive portion is adjacent to the opposite side of the stack,
- wherein the adhesive portion is at least partially adhered to the opposite side of the stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.