Dispenser for supplies

• US 5,305,937 A
• Filed: 05/27/1993
• Issued: 04/26/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharon R. Barnett
• Original Assignee: Sharon R. Barnett
• Inventors: Barnett, Sharon R.
• Primary Examiner(s): JONES, EUGENIA A
• Application Number:
  US08/068,423
• Time in Patent Office: 334 Days
• Field of Search: 225/7, 225/34, 225/37, 225/38, 225/39, 225/42, 225/43, 225/46, 225/53, 225/77, 225/52, 242/55.3, 242/55.42, 242/55.53, 242/55.54, 83/614, 83/649, 83/650
• US Class Current: 242/594.6
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 35/002 Hand-held or table apparatus B65H35/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/236 With plural blades
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/241 With mounting means for housing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/243 Blade on pivoted closure for housing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/246 Including special support for wound supply package
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/902 Plural supply sources

Abstract

Dispensably different supplies, such as plastic wrap, wax paper, metal foil or sandwich bags can be stored in a common cylindrical dispenser, having an inner wall dividing the interior into a plurality of individual compartments. A curved door gives access to each compartment, and an opening in one door allows bulk items to be withdrawn from the dispenser. Rolled material is drawn through a gap, and torn off by pulling the material against a serrated cutter. Plastic wrap can be cut off using a blade cutter mounted on the side of the dispenser. The dispenser can be mounted vertically on a turntable, or horizontally from a bracket or cabinet.

Claims

1. A dispenser for dispensing a variety of dispensably different supply materials comprising:

a top;

a bottom;

a side, connecting the top to the bottom wherein a portion of the side defines a first door and a second door separate from said first door for providing access to the interior of the dispenser;

an inner wall dividing the interior of the dispenser into at least one first compartment to contain and from which to dispense a continuous feed from a roll of supply material and at least one second compartment to contain and from which to dispense a successive feed from a source of non-rolled supply material wherein each door provides access to one of said compartments;

draw means associated with the doors of said compartments to enable withdrawing a predetermined quantity of supply material from said compartments; and

a holder for supporting the roll of supply material within said first compartment;

said holder comprising opposite brackets mounted for pivotal displacement between a first position within said first compartment for securing a supported roll in a dispensing location and a second position within said first compartment relatively closer to the door of said first compartment to enable enhanced replacement access to the supported roll.

2. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 in which said holder includes an elongated dowel on which to support said roll of supply material, the opposite ends of said dowel are adapted to effect a supporting engagement between interior surfaces of said top and bottom and said brackets each include a cutout through which said dowel ends extend while engaging said top and bottom surfaces.

3. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 wherein said first door provides access to said first compartment and said second door provides access to draw means second compartment and the side includes a gap between said first door and the remainder of the side through which the material can be drawn from said supported roll.

4. A dispenser as recited in claim 3, including a cutter associated with said draw means for cutting the drawn material to a selected length.

5. A dispenser as recited in claim 4, wherein the cutter is serrated and is mounted on an outer edge of said first door.

6. A dispenser as recited in claim 4, wherein the cutter is serrated and is mounted on the side of the dispenser juxtaposed to an outer edge of said first door.

7. A dispenser as recited in claim 4, wherein the cutter further comprises:

a vertical guide attached to the side of the dispenser; and

a blade that displaceably rides along the vertical guide for cutting material drawn from said first compartment.

8. A dispenser as recited in claim 3, wherein the draw means further includes an opening in the second door through which supplies can be drawn from the second compartment without opening the door.

9. A dispenser as recited in claim 8, further comprising a removable container for holding supplies in the second compartment.

10. A dispenser as recited in claim 9, further comprising mounting means for hanging the dispenser from a cabinet in a position in which the longitudinal axis of the dispenser is horizontal.

11. A dispenser as recited in claim 9, further comprising a turntable, mounted under the bottom of the dispenser, for allowing the dispenser to turn about its longitudinal axis.

12. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

a removable container for supporting the non-rolled supply material in said second compartment; and

a turntable, mounted under the bottom of the dispenser, for allowing the dispenser to turn about its longitudinal axis.

13. A dispenser as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of said first compartments from which to dispense a continual feed of different rolled supply materials.