Individual bandage dispenser
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1. A dispenser package for dispensing bandages, said package comprising:
- bandages disposed in a stack, said bandages comprising a backing coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and also comprising an absorbent pad centrally located on said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated side of the backing wherein said bandages are partially wrapped in a bandage wrapper and having one end of said bandage exposed, said bandages being releasably adhered to each other in the stack along opposite ends of successive bandages by the pressure-sensitive adhesive of one bandage adhering to the wrapper of the successive bandages;
a box having a bottom, side walls and a top wall, said top wall having a rectangular opening extending generally centrally thereof and defined by opposed parallel margins;
a pair of fingers, said fingers being disposed for one finger to extend from one margin of said opening and the other finger to extend from the opposite margin of said opening, said fingers terminating at terminal edges in opposed spaced related and each finger having free side edges movable in relationship to the side walls of the box, said fingers being positioned to normally rest on the top of said stack and said fingers having the flexibility to form an arcuate bend transversely of the finger between the margin of the opening and the terminal edge of the finger during dispensing of bandages from said stack and having the resiliency to recover to rest on the top of the stack, andbiasing means for urging the stack of bandages toward the opening.
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Abstract
A dispenser for bandages is provided wherein bandages adhered to successive bandages along opposite ends of the bandage are dispensed from a box between a pair of flexible fingers extending into an opening in the top wall of the box. Various configurations for the stack of bandages to be provided in the box are also disclosed.
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1. A dispenser package for dispensing bandages, said package comprising:
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bandages disposed in a stack, said bandages comprising a backing coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and also comprising an absorbent pad centrally located on said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated side of the backing wherein said bandages are partially wrapped in a bandage wrapper and having one end of said bandage exposed, said bandages being releasably adhered to each other in the stack along opposite ends of successive bandages by the pressure-sensitive adhesive of one bandage adhering to the wrapper of the successive bandages; a box having a bottom, side walls and a top wall, said top wall having a rectangular opening extending generally centrally thereof and defined by opposed parallel margins; a pair of fingers, said fingers being disposed for one finger to extend from one margin of said opening and the other finger to extend from the opposite margin of said opening, said fingers terminating at terminal edges in opposed spaced related and each finger having free side edges movable in relationship to the side walls of the box, said fingers being positioned to normally rest on the top of said stack and said fingers having the flexibility to form an arcuate bend transversely of the finger between the margin of the opening and the terminal edge of the finger during dispensing of bandages from said stack and having the resiliency to recover to rest on the top of the stack, and biasing means for urging the stack of bandages toward the opening.
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2. A dispenser package for dispensing bandages, said package comprising:
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bandages disposed in a stack, wherein said bandages comprise a backing coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and also comprising an absorbent pad centrally located on said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated side of the backing, wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated surface of said backing and said absorbent pad is partly covered by a liner and having one end of said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated surface of said backing exposed, said bandages being releasably adhered to each other in the stack along opposite ends of said bandages by the pressure-sensitive adhesives of one bandage adhering to an end portion of the backing of the successive backing; a box having a bottom, side walls and a top wall, said top wall having a rectangular opening extending generally centrally thereof and defined by opposed parallel margins; a pair of fingers, said fingers being disposed for one finger to extend from one margin of said opening and the other finger to extend from the opposite margin of said opening, said fingers terminating at terminal edges in opposed spaced relation and each finger having free side edges movably in relationship to the side walls of the box, said fingers being positioned to normally rest on the top of said stack and said fingers having the flexibility to form an arcuate bend transversely of the finger between the margin of the opening and the terminal edge of the finger during dispensing of bandages from said stack and having the resiliency to recover to rest on the top of the stack, and biasing means for urging the stack of bandages toward the opening. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A stack of bandages wherein each of said bandages comprise a backing coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive and an absorbent pad centrally located on said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated side of the backing,
said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated surface of said backing and said absorbent pad being partly covered by a liner and having one end of said pressure-sensitive adhesive coated surface of said backing exposed, said bandages being releasably adhered to each other in the stack along opposite ends of said bandages by the pressure-sensitive adhesive of one bandage adhering to an end portion of the backing of the successive backing.
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