Sheet material dispenser and method of dispensing sheet material
US4586639A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/298
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A free end portion of sheet wrapping material is grasped and pulled from a dispenser transversely past and spaced from a cutting element mounted on a housing. The cutting element is displaced in response to the movement of the withdrawn material by generating a displacement force, latching the cutting element against displacement in a normally guarded position in which the cutting element is inoperative for cutting, and thereupon unleashing the displacement force in response to a further movement of the material to drivingly displace the cutting element from the guarded position to a cutting position in which the cutting element is in a position to sequentially pierce and cut the sheet material that is subsequently moved toward the same. Methods of dispensing the sheet material and of wrapping items also are disclosed.
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