CA2236386A1 - Combination package and dispenser - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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Abstract
A combination package and dispenser including a container defining an interior space and a dispenser opening communicating with the interior space. The container also includes an insert that is received by the container, that bolsters the strength of the container walls, and that supports a spindle on which the winding is supported within the container. The container also includes a core about which an elongated strip of flexible material is wound and which is supported by the spindle within the container.
Description
COMBINATION pAC~A~ AND DISPENSER
PRIORITY
This application claims priority of the fo]lowing prior-filed and co-pending provisional applications: provisional application no. 60/059,348 fi]ed on September 19, 1997 and provisional application no 60/045,205 filed on April 30, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Tec:hnical Field The invention relates generally to packaging for a roll of flexible material, and more particularly to dispensers for dispensing portions of an elongated StIip of flexible material.
Re]ated Prior Art The use of corrugated paper or cardboard as pac:kaging material is well known. It is also generally known to enclose windings of flex~ble material within corrugated paper boxes. In such applications, the winding of flexible material can be in the form of an elongated strip of material wound on a core. Such elongated strips may be perforated for ready separation int:o individual sheets of material. An example of such an application is the winding of a strip of absorbent mat:erial, such as polypropylene, about a winding and perforating the elongated strips such that the perforations define individual sheets or wipes that can be easily torn from the winding.
It is also known to provide dispenser apparatus other than the packaging in which such mat:erials may be shipped for the purpose of presenting ancl dispensing the materials. For example, it is known to ship rolls of ab,orbent material in a corrugated box ancl to provide a dispenser on which the roll is mounted for dispensing portions of the absorbent material.
SUM~lARY OF THE INVENTION
One of the problems associated with various known packaging designs for shipping and storing a winding of flexible material is that the winding of ma1erial is permitted to rest on the bottom or floor of the packaging. This can result in compression of the lower portion of the winding bearing the weight of the ent:ire winding. This can result in crushed material on the winding thereby rendering a portion of the winding unusable .
Also, many prior art dispensers do not effectively control the tension on the material, thereby resulting in either too much material coming ofi the spool when the tension is not sufficient to al]ow tearing, or too little material coming off the spool when the tension is too great to allow the winding to rotate. Dispensers in which the winding rests directly on the bottom of the packaging often have too much tension on the material due to the frictional engagement of the winding and the bottom of the packaging. Conversely, in a dispenser utilizing a spindle, the winding of material may rotate too easily about the spindle, resulting in too much material unwinding while attempting to tear the material off.
Another problem associated with the prior art is the necessity of providing an apparatus separate from the packaging for purpose of dispensing. In this regard, such dispensing apparatus can be expensive, can require attachment as a fixture to a structure, and generally occupies ;pace which sometimes is either inconvenient or somewhat expensive, particularly when packaging for the material must also be stored adjacent the dispenser apparatus.
The invenlion provides a combination package anci dispenser for use with a winding of flexible material. The combination package and dispensing container is sufficiently strong so as to permit stacking of multiple containers without crushing the container or the contents. Also, the combination package/dispenser supports the winding within the container on a spindle, thereby eliminating compression of the lower portion of the winding. The support of the winding on a spindle also provides uniform tension on the unwound portion of the strip and the strip is unwound from the winding. Moreover, the combination package and dispenser eliminates the need for separate pac:kages and dispenser apparatus, and affords a dispenser that is moveable, inexpensive, and relatively compact .
More particularly, the dispenser includes a container defining an interior space and a dispenser opening communicating with the interior space. The container also includes an insert that is received by the container, that bolsters the strength of the container walls, an,~ that supports a spindle on which the winding is supported within the container. The container also includes a core about which the elongated strip of flexible material is wound and which is supported by the spindle within the container.
The opening is designed to allow the desired length of material to be dispensed, but still provide enough tension to allow tearing of the material at the desired time. In one embodiment of the invention, the opening is a slot in a side wall of the container, and in another embodiment, the opening is an access opening in a top wall of the container defined by radial slits ancl tabs.
The spindle may frictionally engage the core suc:h that the core is rotatable about the spindle when subjected with a predetermined amount of force, such as tension applied to the strip of material as it is unwound or dispense~.
Various other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art: upon review of the following detailed description, claims and drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dispenser which is a first embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 is a elevational view, partially broken away for the purpose of illustration, of the dispenser illustrated in Fig. 1.
Figure 3 is a side view, partially broken away for the purpose of illustration, of the dispenser il:Lustrated in Fig. 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a dispenser that is a second embodiment Gf the invention.
Figure 5 is a partially exploded view of the dispenser illustrated in Fig. 4.
Before one embodiment of the invention is explained in detail, it is to be understood that the in~ention is not limited in its application to the det:ails of construc-tion and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description or il]ustrated in the ,~rawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be unclerstood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
DETAILED DESCRIE'TION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The drawings illustrate a combination package ancl dispenser 10 for use with an elongated, perforated strip of flexible material (shown in Figure 2), such as an absorbent weaving of polypropylene. More particularly, and with reference to Figures 1-3, the dispenser 10 compri,es a container 14 including a pair of generally parallel, planar side walls 18. Each of the side walls 18 has an upper edge 22, a lower edge 26, a front edge 30 and a rear edge 34. The container also includes a floor 38 which extends between the lower edges 26 of the side walls 18, and a rear wall 42 which extends between the rear edges 34 of the side walls 18, and between the floor 38 and the upper edges 22 of the side wall, 18. The container 10 also includes a front wa:ll 46 extending between the front edqes 30 of the side walls 18 and between the floor 38 and the upper edges 22 of the side walls 18. In general, the container 10 is hollow and defines an elongated rectangular interior space 50. In order to provide access to the interior space 50, the front wall 46 has extending therethrough an access opening 54 and associated flap 58.
The dispenser 10 also includes a one-piece incert 62 which is received by the container in the int.erior space 50. The insert 62 is preferably made of a d.ouble thick corrugated material and includes a pair of support walls 66 each of which have an upper edge 68 and. a lower edge. Each of the support walls 66 also having extending therethrough a circular spindle support bore 70. A base portion 74 of the insert 62 extends between and connects the lower edges of the support walls 66.
The inser1 62 is preferably sized to be slidably received by the container 10 so that the support walls 66 lie flat and are snug against the side walls 18 of the con1ainer 14, and so that the respective upper edges 22 of the side walls 18 and the upper edges 68 of support walls 66 are flush. The support walls 66 and base portion 74 strengthen the construction of the container 10 to afford stacking of the dispenser 10, and are sufficiently thick so as to be able to receive and support a spindle in the spindle support bores 70.
In this regard, the dispenser 10 includes a spindle 78 having opposite ends and a generally cylindrical peripheral surface extending between the opposite ends. Each opposite end of the spindle 78 is received by a respective spindle support bore 70 and is supported by the respective support wall 66 of the insert 62. The spindle 78 is sufficiently long with respect to the widt]~ of the interior space 50 of the cor.Ltainer 14 such that each end of the spindle 78 engages and bears against a respective side wall 18 of the container 14.
The dispenser 10 also includes a core 82 whi.ch is supported by the spindle 78 for rotation rel.ative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound. The core 82 has extending therethrough a bore which friction~lly receives the peripheral surface of the spindle 78 such that the core 82 is rotatable abcut the spindle 73 when subjected with a predetermined amoun1~ of force such as tension applied to the strip of material as it is unwound or dispensed.
In this regard the spindle 78 is supported by the support walls 66 in a location sufficiently above the flcor of the container and the base 74 of the insert 62 so that the periphery of the winding does not contact or bear against the floor or base portion 74 of the insert 62.
The acces; opening 54 in the front wall 46 is positioned horizontally above the axis of the spindle 78 so that the end of the winding can be readily gra.sped and threaded through the access opening 54.
Figures 4-5 illustrate a combination package and. dispenser that :is an alternative embodiment of the invention. Features present in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1-3 are indicated with corresponding reference numerals.
In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 4-5, the front wall 46 is in the form of four flaps 248 each of which has a respective edge hingedly connected to one of the side walls 18, the floor 38 and a ceiling 249 of the container 14. The flaps 248 are movable bet.ween a closed position (shown in Figure 4) wherein the flaps 248 overlap and can be fastened shut, and an open position (shown in Figure 5) to provide access to the interior of the container 14. Of course any of the front wall 46 the rear wall 42 the side walls 18 or the floor 38 can be constructed to provide the flaps 248. In this embodiment, the ceiling 249 has extending therethrough the access opening 54.
The access opening 54 in the ceiling 249 is of sufficient size so that the end of the winding can be readily grasped and threaded therethrough. The access opening 54 is defined by perforations 250 in the cei.ling 249 of the container 14. When the container 14 is used as a disp~nser, the access opening 54 is created by removing a portion 282 of the ceiling 249 defined by the perforations 250, reaching into the di~penser 10 through the access opening 54, and feeding the end of the wind.ing through the access opening 54.
The access opening 54 is characterized by radial slits 284 running from the center of the opening outward.
The radial slits 284 catch the flexible material as it is dispensed. The opening 54 is also characterized by tabs 286 which also serve to catch the flexible material and thereby allow the flexible material to be torn off the winding and apply the proper tension so tha.t the desired amount of material comes off the roll of flexible materia:L, but there is still enough tension to allow the material to be torn off. The radial slits 286 also provide re.~dy means for tearing the winding at the perforations formed in the winding (not illustrated).
Various features of the invention are set forth in the follow:ing claims.
PRIORITY
This application claims priority of the fo]lowing prior-filed and co-pending provisional applications: provisional application no. 60/059,348 fi]ed on September 19, 1997 and provisional application no 60/045,205 filed on April 30, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Tec:hnical Field The invention relates generally to packaging for a roll of flexible material, and more particularly to dispensers for dispensing portions of an elongated StIip of flexible material.
Re]ated Prior Art The use of corrugated paper or cardboard as pac:kaging material is well known. It is also generally known to enclose windings of flex~ble material within corrugated paper boxes. In such applications, the winding of flexible material can be in the form of an elongated strip of material wound on a core. Such elongated strips may be perforated for ready separation int:o individual sheets of material. An example of such an application is the winding of a strip of absorbent mat:erial, such as polypropylene, about a winding and perforating the elongated strips such that the perforations define individual sheets or wipes that can be easily torn from the winding.
It is also known to provide dispenser apparatus other than the packaging in which such mat:erials may be shipped for the purpose of presenting ancl dispensing the materials. For example, it is known to ship rolls of ab,orbent material in a corrugated box ancl to provide a dispenser on which the roll is mounted for dispensing portions of the absorbent material.
SUM~lARY OF THE INVENTION
One of the problems associated with various known packaging designs for shipping and storing a winding of flexible material is that the winding of ma1erial is permitted to rest on the bottom or floor of the packaging. This can result in compression of the lower portion of the winding bearing the weight of the ent:ire winding. This can result in crushed material on the winding thereby rendering a portion of the winding unusable .
Also, many prior art dispensers do not effectively control the tension on the material, thereby resulting in either too much material coming ofi the spool when the tension is not sufficient to al]ow tearing, or too little material coming off the spool when the tension is too great to allow the winding to rotate. Dispensers in which the winding rests directly on the bottom of the packaging often have too much tension on the material due to the frictional engagement of the winding and the bottom of the packaging. Conversely, in a dispenser utilizing a spindle, the winding of material may rotate too easily about the spindle, resulting in too much material unwinding while attempting to tear the material off.
Another problem associated with the prior art is the necessity of providing an apparatus separate from the packaging for purpose of dispensing. In this regard, such dispensing apparatus can be expensive, can require attachment as a fixture to a structure, and generally occupies ;pace which sometimes is either inconvenient or somewhat expensive, particularly when packaging for the material must also be stored adjacent the dispenser apparatus.
The invenlion provides a combination package anci dispenser for use with a winding of flexible material. The combination package and dispensing container is sufficiently strong so as to permit stacking of multiple containers without crushing the container or the contents. Also, the combination package/dispenser supports the winding within the container on a spindle, thereby eliminating compression of the lower portion of the winding. The support of the winding on a spindle also provides uniform tension on the unwound portion of the strip and the strip is unwound from the winding. Moreover, the combination package and dispenser eliminates the need for separate pac:kages and dispenser apparatus, and affords a dispenser that is moveable, inexpensive, and relatively compact .
More particularly, the dispenser includes a container defining an interior space and a dispenser opening communicating with the interior space. The container also includes an insert that is received by the container, that bolsters the strength of the container walls, an,~ that supports a spindle on which the winding is supported within the container. The container also includes a core about which the elongated strip of flexible material is wound and which is supported by the spindle within the container.
The opening is designed to allow the desired length of material to be dispensed, but still provide enough tension to allow tearing of the material at the desired time. In one embodiment of the invention, the opening is a slot in a side wall of the container, and in another embodiment, the opening is an access opening in a top wall of the container defined by radial slits ancl tabs.
The spindle may frictionally engage the core suc:h that the core is rotatable about the spindle when subjected with a predetermined amount of force, such as tension applied to the strip of material as it is unwound or dispense~.
Various other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art: upon review of the following detailed description, claims and drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dispenser which is a first embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 is a elevational view, partially broken away for the purpose of illustration, of the dispenser illustrated in Fig. 1.
Figure 3 is a side view, partially broken away for the purpose of illustration, of the dispenser il:Lustrated in Fig. 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a dispenser that is a second embodiment Gf the invention.
Figure 5 is a partially exploded view of the dispenser illustrated in Fig. 4.
Before one embodiment of the invention is explained in detail, it is to be understood that the in~ention is not limited in its application to the det:ails of construc-tion and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description or il]ustrated in the ,~rawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be unclerstood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
DETAILED DESCRIE'TION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The drawings illustrate a combination package ancl dispenser 10 for use with an elongated, perforated strip of flexible material (shown in Figure 2), such as an absorbent weaving of polypropylene. More particularly, and with reference to Figures 1-3, the dispenser 10 compri,es a container 14 including a pair of generally parallel, planar side walls 18. Each of the side walls 18 has an upper edge 22, a lower edge 26, a front edge 30 and a rear edge 34. The container also includes a floor 38 which extends between the lower edges 26 of the side walls 18, and a rear wall 42 which extends between the rear edges 34 of the side walls 18, and between the floor 38 and the upper edges 22 of the side wall, 18. The container 10 also includes a front wa:ll 46 extending between the front edqes 30 of the side walls 18 and between the floor 38 and the upper edges 22 of the side walls 18. In general, the container 10 is hollow and defines an elongated rectangular interior space 50. In order to provide access to the interior space 50, the front wall 46 has extending therethrough an access opening 54 and associated flap 58.
The dispenser 10 also includes a one-piece incert 62 which is received by the container in the int.erior space 50. The insert 62 is preferably made of a d.ouble thick corrugated material and includes a pair of support walls 66 each of which have an upper edge 68 and. a lower edge. Each of the support walls 66 also having extending therethrough a circular spindle support bore 70. A base portion 74 of the insert 62 extends between and connects the lower edges of the support walls 66.
The inser1 62 is preferably sized to be slidably received by the container 10 so that the support walls 66 lie flat and are snug against the side walls 18 of the con1ainer 14, and so that the respective upper edges 22 of the side walls 18 and the upper edges 68 of support walls 66 are flush. The support walls 66 and base portion 74 strengthen the construction of the container 10 to afford stacking of the dispenser 10, and are sufficiently thick so as to be able to receive and support a spindle in the spindle support bores 70.
In this regard, the dispenser 10 includes a spindle 78 having opposite ends and a generally cylindrical peripheral surface extending between the opposite ends. Each opposite end of the spindle 78 is received by a respective spindle support bore 70 and is supported by the respective support wall 66 of the insert 62. The spindle 78 is sufficiently long with respect to the widt]~ of the interior space 50 of the cor.Ltainer 14 such that each end of the spindle 78 engages and bears against a respective side wall 18 of the container 14.
The dispenser 10 also includes a core 82 whi.ch is supported by the spindle 78 for rotation rel.ative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound. The core 82 has extending therethrough a bore which friction~lly receives the peripheral surface of the spindle 78 such that the core 82 is rotatable abcut the spindle 73 when subjected with a predetermined amoun1~ of force such as tension applied to the strip of material as it is unwound or dispensed.
In this regard the spindle 78 is supported by the support walls 66 in a location sufficiently above the flcor of the container and the base 74 of the insert 62 so that the periphery of the winding does not contact or bear against the floor or base portion 74 of the insert 62.
The acces; opening 54 in the front wall 46 is positioned horizontally above the axis of the spindle 78 so that the end of the winding can be readily gra.sped and threaded through the access opening 54.
Figures 4-5 illustrate a combination package and. dispenser that :is an alternative embodiment of the invention. Features present in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1-3 are indicated with corresponding reference numerals.
In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 4-5, the front wall 46 is in the form of four flaps 248 each of which has a respective edge hingedly connected to one of the side walls 18, the floor 38 and a ceiling 249 of the container 14. The flaps 248 are movable bet.ween a closed position (shown in Figure 4) wherein the flaps 248 overlap and can be fastened shut, and an open position (shown in Figure 5) to provide access to the interior of the container 14. Of course any of the front wall 46 the rear wall 42 the side walls 18 or the floor 38 can be constructed to provide the flaps 248. In this embodiment, the ceiling 249 has extending therethrough the access opening 54.
The access opening 54 in the ceiling 249 is of sufficient size so that the end of the winding can be readily grasped and threaded therethrough. The access opening 54 is defined by perforations 250 in the cei.ling 249 of the container 14. When the container 14 is used as a disp~nser, the access opening 54 is created by removing a portion 282 of the ceiling 249 defined by the perforations 250, reaching into the di~penser 10 through the access opening 54, and feeding the end of the wind.ing through the access opening 54.
The access opening 54 is characterized by radial slits 284 running from the center of the opening outward.
The radial slits 284 catch the flexible material as it is dispensed. The opening 54 is also characterized by tabs 286 which also serve to catch the flexible material and thereby allow the flexible material to be torn off the winding and apply the proper tension so tha.t the desired amount of material comes off the roll of flexible materia:L, but there is still enough tension to allow the material to be torn off. The radial slits 286 also provide re.~dy means for tearing the winding at the perforations formed in the winding (not illustrated).
Various features of the invention are set forth in the follow:ing claims.
Claims (5)
1. A dispenser for an elongated, perforated strip of flexible material, said dispenser comprising:
a container including a pair of generally parallel, planar side walls, each of said side walls having an upper edge, a lower edge, a front edge and a rear edge, said container also including a floor extending between said lower edges of said side walls, a rear wall extending between said rear edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, and a front wall extending between said front edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, one of said walls having extending therethrough an opening, said container defining an interior space communicating with said opening;
an insert received by said container in said interior space, said insert including a pair of support walls each having an upper edge and a lower edge and each having extending therethrough a spindle support bore, said insert also including a base extending between and connecting said support walls, said insert being sized to be slidably received by said container;
a spindle having opposite ends and a peripheral surface extending between said opposite ends, each opposite end of said spindle being received by a respective spindle support bore and each end of said spindle engaging a respective side wall of said container; and a core which is supported by said spindle for selective rotation relative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound, said core having extending therethrough a bore which frictionally receives said peripheral surface of said spindle.
a container including a pair of generally parallel, planar side walls, each of said side walls having an upper edge, a lower edge, a front edge and a rear edge, said container also including a floor extending between said lower edges of said side walls, a rear wall extending between said rear edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, and a front wall extending between said front edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, one of said walls having extending therethrough an opening, said container defining an interior space communicating with said opening;
an insert received by said container in said interior space, said insert including a pair of support walls each having an upper edge and a lower edge and each having extending therethrough a spindle support bore, said insert also including a base extending between and connecting said support walls, said insert being sized to be slidably received by said container;
a spindle having opposite ends and a peripheral surface extending between said opposite ends, each opposite end of said spindle being received by a respective spindle support bore and each end of said spindle engaging a respective side wall of said container; and a core which is supported by said spindle for selective rotation relative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound, said core having extending therethrough a bore which frictionally receives said peripheral surface of said spindle.
2. A dispenser for an elongated, perforated strip of flexible material, said dispenser comprising:
a container including a pair of side walls, a floor extending between said side walls, a rear wall extending between said side walls, and a front wall extending between said side walls, said front wall having extending therethrough an opening, said container defining an interior space communicating with said opening in said front wall;
an insert received by said container in said interior space, said insert including a pair of support walls each having extending therethrough a spindle support bore, said insert being sized to be slidably received by said container;
a spindle having opposite ends and a peripheral surface extending between said opposite ends, each opposite end of said spindle being received by a respective spindle support bore and engaging a respective side wall of said container; and a core which is supported by said spindle for selective rotation relative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound, said core having extending therethrough a bore which frictionally receives said peripheral surface of said spindle.
a container including a pair of side walls, a floor extending between said side walls, a rear wall extending between said side walls, and a front wall extending between said side walls, said front wall having extending therethrough an opening, said container defining an interior space communicating with said opening in said front wall;
an insert received by said container in said interior space, said insert including a pair of support walls each having extending therethrough a spindle support bore, said insert being sized to be slidably received by said container;
a spindle having opposite ends and a peripheral surface extending between said opposite ends, each opposite end of said spindle being received by a respective spindle support bore and engaging a respective side wall of said container; and a core which is supported by said spindle for selective rotation relative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound, said core having extending therethrough a bore which frictionally receives said peripheral surface of said spindle.
3. A dispenser for an elongated, perforated strip of flexible material, said dispenser comprising:
a container including a pair of generally parallel, planar side walls, each of said side walls having an upper edge, a lower edge, a front edge and a rear edge, said container also including a floor extending between said lower edges of said side walls, a rear wall extending between said rear edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, a front wall extending between said front edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, and a ceiling extending between said upper edges of said side walls, said ceiling defining an opening, said container defining an interior space communicating with said opening in said ceiling;
an insert received by said container in said interior space, said insert including a pair of support walls each having an upper edge and a lower edge and each having extending therethrough a spindle support bore, said insert also including a base extending between and connecting said lower edges of said support walls, said insert being sized to be slidably received by said container;
a spindle having opposite ends and a peripheral surface extending between said opposite ends, each opposite end of said spindle being received by a respective spindle support bore and each end of said spindle engaging a respective side wall of said container; and a core which is supported by said spindle for selective rotation relative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound, said core having extending therethrough a bore which frictionally receives said peripheral surface of said spindle.
a container including a pair of generally parallel, planar side walls, each of said side walls having an upper edge, a lower edge, a front edge and a rear edge, said container also including a floor extending between said lower edges of said side walls, a rear wall extending between said rear edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, a front wall extending between said front edges of said side walls and between said floor and said upper edges of said side walls, and a ceiling extending between said upper edges of said side walls, said ceiling defining an opening, said container defining an interior space communicating with said opening in said ceiling;
an insert received by said container in said interior space, said insert including a pair of support walls each having an upper edge and a lower edge and each having extending therethrough a spindle support bore, said insert also including a base extending between and connecting said lower edges of said support walls, said insert being sized to be slidably received by said container;
a spindle having opposite ends and a peripheral surface extending between said opposite ends, each opposite end of said spindle being received by a respective spindle support bore and each end of said spindle engaging a respective side wall of said container; and a core which is supported by said spindle for selective rotation relative thereto and about which the strip of material is wound, said core having extending therethrough a bore which frictionally receives said peripheral surface of said spindle.
4. The dispenser recited in claim 3, wherein said opening features slits which engage the strip of material to create tension in the material when the material is dispensed.
5. The dispenser recited in claim 4, wherein said opening provides sufficient tension in the material to allow the material to be torn along the perforations.
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