Sanitary disposable writing instrument, method of making and dispenser therefore

A system for dispensing a series of sanitary writing instruments comprising;

• a. a first strip of flexible holding material, said strip of flexible holding material comprising a first portion and a second portion, a writing implement held by one side of said holding material, said writing implement comprising a cylindrical member having at least a first end extending along, accessible, and adapted for removal from the one side of the flexible holding material removably secured to the first portion of the one side of the holding material, and a writing tip associated with said writing implement, wherein the writing implement is adapted for removal from the flexible holding material and the cylindrical member forms a grasping surface for manipulation of the writing implement;
• b. at least a second strip of flexible holding material including a writing implement secured thereto to form the series of sanitary disposable writing instruments, wherein said series of writing instruments are stacked on top of each other to form a stack of writing instruments, and wherein the series of writing instruments are secured together with adhesive along alternating edge portions of the flexible material such that removal of a first writing instrument and its associated flexible holding material causes a second writing instrument and its associated flexible holding material to become positioned for removal from the stack;
• c. a dispenser comprising a container for holding said series of writing instruments, said container at least partially enclosing said series of writing instruments so as to minimize contamination of said writing instruments;
• d. an open portion extending through a bottom portion of said container, said open portion adapted for feeding said series of writing instruments there through and allowing a user to remove a single writing instrument from said container wherein removal of said single writing instrument positions a subsequent writing instrument for removal from said open portion;
• e. a holding member having a top opening, a bottom opening, and sidewalls extending between said top opening and said bottom opening, said top opening, bottom opening and sidewalls defining a space adapted for receiving said container, said bottom opening adapted for cooperation with said open portion in said bottom portion of said container to allow access to and removal of said writing instruments;
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• f. at least one stop member located with respect to said bottom opening of said holding member to retain said container within said holding member.

A system for dispensing a series of sanitary writing instruments comprising;

• a. a first strip of flexible holding material, said strip of flexible holding material comprising a first portion and a second portion, a writing implement held by one side of said holding material, said writing implement comprising a cylindrical member having at least a first end extending along, accessible, and removably secured to the first portion of the one side of the holding material, and a writing tip associated with said writing implement, wherein the writing implement is adapted for removal from the one side of the flexible holding material and the cylindrical member forms a grasping surface for manipulation of the writing implement;
• b. at least a second strip of flexible holding material including a writing implement secured thereto to form the series of sanitary disposable writing instruments, wherein said series of writing instruments are stacked on top of each other to form a stack of writing instruments, and wherein the series of writing instruments are secured together with adhesive along alternating edge portions of the flexible material such that removal of a first writing instrument and its associated flexible holding material causes a second writing instrument and its associated flexible holding material to become positioned for removal from the stack
• c. a dispenser comprising a container for holding said series of writing instruments, said container at least partially enclosing said series of writing instruments so as to minimize contamination said writing instruments;
• d. a top open portion extending through a top portion of said container, said top open portion adapted for feeding said series of writing instruments there through and allowing a user to remove a single writing instrument from said container wherein removal of said single writing instrument positions a subsequent writing instrument for removal from said open portion;
• e. a bottom open portion extending through a bottom portion of said container, said bottom open portion adapted for receiving a biasing member therein;
• f. a holding member having a top portion including an opening extending there through, a bottom closed portion, and sidewalls extending between said top portion and said bottom portion, said top portion, bottom portion and sidewalls defining a space adapted for receiving said container, said top opening adapted for cooperation with said top open portion of said container to allow access to and removal of said writing instruments;
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• g. a biasing member associated with said holding member, said biasing member adapted for entering within said bottom open portion of said container and applying a biasing force to said series of writing instruments.