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Wrapping paper housing and cutting apparatus

  • US 5,850,960 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1997
  • Issued: 12/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for use with a roll of paper, said apparatus comprising:

  • a housing having a cross-section including an internal shape and an external shape, said internal shape adapted to partially enclose an outer surface of said roll, said length of said housing having a length that is about equal to the length of the roll and said housing is substantially longer than a diameter of said roll, said housing having an opening extending longitudinally for the length of said housing to allow a leading edge of said paper to be unrolled through said opening; and

    said internal shape of said housing terminating in a first cutting member disposed along a first side of the opening of said housing to linearly sever a section of paper from said roll in a first cutting operation, wherein a first end of said first cutting member is in direct contact with the outer surface of said roll before, during, and after said first cutting operation, and wherein a second end of said first cutting member extends outwardly from said opening of said housing;

    and wherein said housing and said first cutting member are integrally formed with no relative movement between said housing and said first cutting member at any time, including before, during, or after said first cutting operation;

    and wherein the internal shape of said housing has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of said roll to maintain said roll in its initial tightly wound state.

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