Blade holder and automatic dispenser
First Claim
1. An improved holder and dispenser for blades having a blade retaining cavity in which blades are biased towards an ejection means adjacent a discharge slot disposed on a front wall of said cavity wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) at least one rubber band which contacts at more than one point, a free-floating sliding partition oriented in the cavity to bias blades toward said ejection means; and
(b) said rubber band being oriented around a back of said holder looped adjacent said front wall and looped around a back side of said sliding partition; and
(c) all portions of the peripheral surface of said rubber band being maintained free of contact with all other portions of the peripheral surface of said rubber band.
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Abstract
A holder and dispenser for knife blades which includes a sliding partition biased toward a discharge opening by rubber bands in a double loop configuration. The double looped configuration orients the rubber bands which loop around the back of the holder, and loop adjacent the front of the holder and loop around the back of the sliding partition. The rubber bands are oriented in slots or grooves in the holder and dispenser for protection. The sliding partition bias blades held in the holder toward a discharge slot through which blades are slid laterally.
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17 Claims
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1. An improved holder and dispenser for blades having a blade retaining cavity in which blades are biased towards an ejection means adjacent a discharge slot disposed on a front wall of said cavity wherein the improvement comprises:
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(a) at least one rubber band which contacts at more than one point, a free-floating sliding partition oriented in the cavity to bias blades toward said ejection means; and (b) said rubber band being oriented around a back of said holder looped adjacent said front wall and looped around a back side of said sliding partition; and (c) all portions of the peripheral surface of said rubber band being maintained free of contact with all other portions of the peripheral surface of said rubber band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A holder and dispenser for blades comprising:
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(a) a rear wall; (b) top, bottom and sides extending from said rear wall defining a longitudinal cavity; (c) a sliding partition adapted to fit within said cavity; (d) a front cover adapted to be affixed to said top, bottom and sides to seal said cavity, including means to slide blades laterally through a discharge slot; and (e) at least one rubber band is looped around said rear wall extends along said top and bottom, is looped adjacent said front cover, and is looped around a back side of said sliding partition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An improved holder and dispenser for blades having a blade retaining cavity in which blades are biased toward an ejection means adjacent a discharge slot wherein the improvement comprises:
- at least one rubber band which contacts, at more than one point, a free-floating sliding partition oriented in said cavity to provide a self-orienting biasing means to bias blades toward said ejection means wherein said rubber band is arranged in a double loop configuration by orienting said rubber band around a back of said holder, looped adjacent a front of said holder and looped around a backside of said sliding partition.
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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