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US 9,586,782 B2Granted
Material dispenser
OwnerPaul B. Chalifouxinventor
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Abstract
A material dispenser includes a support, an arm that extends from the support and a spool that is rotatably coupled to the arm. The spool is oriented such that an axis of rotation of the spool does not intersect with the support. The improved material dispenser may be worn on a forward-facing portion of a user's waist, a right-facing portion of a user's waist, a left-facing portion of a user's waist, or any other angular location on a user's waist. Material is dispensed by pulling the material away from the user's body in the corresponding direction (i.e., forward-facing, left-facing, right-facing, etc.).
Claims19
A wearable material dispenser for dispensing material away from a user's body, comprising:
- a support comprising a first side and a second side opposite from the first side, wherein at least a portion of the second side is formed having a concave curved rear surface and a slot to receive a garment to support the wearable material dispenser against a user's waist;
- an arm comprising a first end coupled to the first side of the support and a second end extending away from the first side of the support, a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of sidewalls extending between the first and second ends;
- a pair of spools rotatably coupled to respective sidewalls of the arm, wherein the pair of spools include an axis of rotation that do not intersect the support;
- a cutter disposed on the second end of the arm wherein the pair of spools are positioned at least partially between the cutter and the support, the cutter including a top surface to receive and support at least a portion of the material thereon and a blade for severing the material;
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- wherein the top wall of the arm further includes a cutout portion disposed at least partially between the pair of spools and the cutter to provide a recessed area to allow for grasping of the material.
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A wearable tape dispenser, comprising:
- a support comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein at least a portion of the second side is non-planar;
- a slot on the second side of the support, the slot sized to receive a portion of a garment to support the wearable tape dispenser on a user's body;
- an arm having a first end coupled to the first side of the support, a second end extending away from the first side of the support, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls;
- a spool rotatably coupled to one of the sidewalls of the arm, the spool rotatable about a rotational axis, wherein the rotational axis of the spool does not intersect the support when the tape dispenser is in use;
- a blade coupled to the support, wherein the blade comprises a cutting edge having a longitudinal axis that does not intersect the support when the tape dispenser is in use;
- wherein at least a portion of the spool is positioned between the first side of the support and the blade;
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- wherein the top wall of the arm further includes a cutout portion disposed at least partially between the spool and the blade providing a recessed passage to allow for grasping of the tape.
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A method of manufacturing a wearable material dispenser, comprising:
- providing a base comprising a support and an arm, wherein the support comprises a first side and a second side opposite from the first side, wherein at least a portion of the second side comprises a curved rear surface to contact a user, wherein the arm extends from the first side of the support;
- providing a slot on the second side of the support to receive a garment of a user to support the material dispenser on the user;
- rotationally fixing a first spool to the arm so that an axis of rotation of the first spool does not intersect the support;
- fixing a cutter to the arm, wherein fixing the cutter comprises providing a cutting edge having a longitudinal axis that does not intersect the support when the material dispenser is in use, and positioning the cutter to the arm such that at least a portion of the first spool is located between the first side of the support and the cutter;
- forming a cutout on at least a portion of the arm between the cutter and the first spool, the cutout providing a space for grasping of the material when supported on the first spool;
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- forming buffers on each end of the cutter, the buffers including a wall to cover exposed ends of the cutter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.