Container for storing and dispensing labels
First Claim
1. A storing and dispensing container for a plurality of rolls of labels, a roll of labels including a roll of lined paper and adhesive-backed labels adhered to the lined paper, the container comprising:
- a clamshell container having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a plurality of semi-cylindrical compartments, each compartment being adapted for receiving a roll of labels;
the top portion having a front top flange and the bottom portion having a front bottom flange;
the front top flange being adapted to provide a contoured guideway aligned with each compartment for guiding the lined paper and the adhesive-backed labels dispensed from each compartment;
the guideway having a contoured outer wall;
the contoured outer wall being concave as viewed from outside the container; and
the front top and bottom flanges being sized and shaped to provide a frictionless opening through which the lined paper and adhesive-backed labels are dispensed.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a clamshell container for storing and dispensing rolls of labels. The container has a top portion hinged along one edge to a bottom portion and a generally cylindrical shape with flanges extending along a longitudinal center plane. The bottom portion has transverse partitions providing semi-cylindrical compartments between the partitions, each compartment receiving a roll of labels. The flanges of the top and bottom portions on the ends and back have a channel, the channel comprising a U-shaped projection from the top portion which is received by a mating U-shaped recess in the bottom portion for a snap-fit, interlocking engagement of the top portion to the bottom portion. The top and bottom flanges on the front have a button for interlocking engagement of the top and bottom portions further ensuring that the container does not come open inadvertently. Aligned with each compartment, the front flange of the top portion has a contoured guideway for receiving and dispensing the roll of labels. As viewed from the outside the guideway has a concave curvature that allows a gentle bend of the labels as they are dispensed from the container. Aligned with the guideway in the front flange in the top portion, and the front flange of the bottom portion has a trough which guides the labels out of the container and prevents interleaving of one roll of labels with an adjacent roll of labels. The front flange of the top portion is set back from the front edge of the front flange of the bottom portion which provides finger space for sliding the labels out of the container.
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20 Claims
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1. A storing and dispensing container for a plurality of rolls of labels, a roll of labels including a roll of lined paper and adhesive-backed labels adhered to the lined paper, the container comprising:
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a clamshell container having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a plurality of semi-cylindrical compartments, each compartment being adapted for receiving a roll of labels; the top portion having a front top flange and the bottom portion having a front bottom flange; the front top flange being adapted to provide a contoured guideway aligned with each compartment for guiding the lined paper and the adhesive-backed labels dispensed from each compartment; the guideway having a contoured outer wall; the contoured outer wall being concave as viewed from outside the container; and the front top and bottom flanges being sized and shaped to provide a frictionless opening through which the lined paper and adhesive-backed labels are dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A storing and dispensing container for a plurality of rolls of labels, a roll of labels including a roll of lined paper and adhesive-backed labels adhered to the lined paper, the container comprising:
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a clamshell container having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a plurality of semi-cylindrical compartments, each compartment being adapted for receiving a roll of labels; the top and bottom portion each having a front flange, the front bottom flange having a front edge; the front bottom flange being formed to provide a trough aligned with each compartment, the trough extending form the compartment to the front edge; and the front top and bottom flanges being sized and shaped to provide a frictionless opening through which the lined paper and adhesive-backed labels are dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A container, comprising:
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a sheet of plastic molded to form a top half hinged along a back edge to a back edge of a bottom half, the top half folding at the hinge onto the bottom half to form a generally cylindrical shape with front, back and end flanges formed on the top and bottom halves, the flanges extending outward from a center longitudinal plane of the generally cylindrical shape; the front flanges of the top and bottom halves being sized and shaped to provide a opening through which a roll of lined paper and adhesive-backed labels can be frictionally dispensed; the bottom half having a plurality of transverse partitions for defining compartments; an interlocking channel having a generally U-shaped cross-section being formed in each end flange and the back flange of the top and bottom halves for fastening the top half to the bottom half; and an interlocking button being formed on the front flanges for fastening the top half to the bottom half, the button comprising a recess formed in the front flange of the bottom half, the recess having a square cross-section of width w, and a projection formed in the front flange of the top half, the projection having a circular cross-section of diameter w+x, the projection being matingly received by the recess in interlocking engagement for fastening the top half to the bottom half. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification