Dispensing carton for rolls of sheet material

Claim 2

A dispensing carton for a roll of sheet material comprising, a wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot being adapted to receive the free terminal portion of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material supported by said carton adjacent the top edge of said wall, and hinged flap means extending across said slot, said flap means having a lower edge hinged to said wall and an upper portion arranged outwardly of said wall while being yieldingly held against said sheet material, said upper portion allowing a desired length of said sheet material to be easily unrolled from said roll and pulled through said slot and upon severing said desired length said upper portion engages said sheet material and serves as a brake holding the terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter from moving to an inaccessible position within said carton.

Claim 3

A carton as set forth in claim 1 in which said flap means comprises a plurality of substantially rectangular flaps.

Claim 4

A carton as set forth in claim 1 in which said wall comprises a single thickness wall, said flap means comprises single thickness flap means made from an integral part of said single thickness wall and has a base portion aligned with an upwardly facing edge of said wall which defines the bottom of said slot, and said upper portion of said flap means being normally positioned inwardly of the outer surface of said wall causing said upper portion to yieldingly bear against said sheet material upon pulling said sheet material through said slot.

Claim 5

A carton as set forth in claim 3 in which said flap means has weakening means defining said base portion, said weakening means causing said upper portion to yieldingly bear against said sheet material with a substantially controlled force determined by the nature of said weakening means.

Claim 6

A carton as set forth in claim 1 in which said slot and flap means are defined by a rectilinear slit extending across said wall with said slit being longer than the corresponding width of said sheet material and a plurality of spaced cutouts adjoiniNg said slit and being arranged therebeneath with each pair of adjacent cutouts defining an associated flap means therebetween.

Claim 7

A carton as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising resilient means supported by said carton, said resilient means normally yieldingly holding said terminal portion away from said carton to enable easy grasping thereof.

Claim 8

A carton as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising support means fixed to said carton and being adapted to engage a supporting surface for said carton, said support means preventing relative sliding movement between said carton and said supporting surface particularly following the unrolling of a desired length of said sheet material from said roll and during pulling of said sheet material in a direction parallel to said supporting surface and against said cutter.

Claim 9

A carton as set forth in claim 7 in which said support means comprises pressure-sensitive adhesive surface means which in addition to preventing said relative sliding movement holds said carton adhered against said supporting surface.

Claim 10

A carton as set forth in claim 7 in which said support means comprises a plurality of spaced pads each having a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface which in addition to preventing said relative sliding movement also holds said carton against said supporting surface and further comprising a cover for each of said pads, each cover being adapted to be easily removed to enable said carton to be easily removed to enable said carton to be adhesively fastened against said supporting surface during the dispensing of said sheet material.

Claim 11

A carton as set forth in claim 7 and further comprising separate resilient means supported by said carton between said slot and said cutter, said resilient means normally yieldingly holding a terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter away from said carton to enable easy grasping of said terminal portion and upon unrolling said desired length of said sheet material from said roll and pulling the base of said desired length against said cutter said resilient means is temporarily flattened against said wall to assure the provision of a substantially straight cut defining one end of said desired length of sheet material while assuring said sheet material is not damaged upon engaging said resilient means.

Claim 12

A dispensing carton for a roll of sheet material comprising, a wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot being adapted to receive the free end of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material supported by said carton adjacent the top edge of said wall, and resilient means supported by said carton between said slot and said cutter, said resilient means normally yieldingly holding a terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter away from said carton to enable easy grasping of said terminal portion and upon unrolling a desired length of said sheet material from said roll and pulling the base of said desired length against said cutter said resilient means is temporarily flattened against said wall to assure the provision of a substantially straight cut defining one end of said desired length of sheet material while assuring said sheet material engaging said resilient means is not damaged thereby, said resilient means comprising an easily compressible foam product, said foam product having a thickness in a direction transverse to said wall which is sufficient to enable said easy grasping, and said foam product being easily compressible and thus easily temporarily flattened against said wall.

Claim 13

A dispensing carton for a roll of sheet material comprising, a wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot being adapted to receive the free end of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material supported by said carton adjacent the top edge of said wall, and resilient means supported by said carton between said slot and said cutter, said resilient means normally yieldingly holding a terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter away from said carton to enable easy grasping of said terminal portion and upon unrolling a desired length of said sheet material from said roll and pulling the base of said desired length against said cutter said resilient means is temporarily flattened against said wall to assure the provision of a substantially straight cut defining one end of said desired length of sheet material while assuring said sheet material engaging said resilient means is not damaged thereby, said resilient means comprising an easily compressible foam product, said foam product having a thickness in a direction transverse to said wall which is sufficient to enable said easy grasping, and said foam product being easily compressible and thus easily temporarily flattened against said wall.

Claim 14

A carton as set forth in claim 11 in which said cutter is fixed to and defines the top edge of said wall and said resilient means is fixed to said wall immediately adjacent the top of said slot.

Claim 15

A dispensing carton for a roll of sheet material comprising, a wall having a horizontally arranged dispenSing slot provided therein, said slot being adapted to receive the free end of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material supported by said carton adjacent the top edge of said wall, and resilient means supported by said carton between said slot and said cutter, said resilient means normally yieldingly holding a terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter away from said carton to enable easy grasping of said terminal portion and upon unrolling a desired length of said sheet material from said roll and pulling the base of said desired length against said cutter said resilient means is temporarily flattened against said wall to assure the provision of a substantially straight cut defining one end of said desired length of sheet material while assuring said sheet material engaging said resilient means is not damaged thereby, said cutter being fixed to and defining the top edge of said wall, said resilient means comprising a compressible foam product which is fixed to the central portion of said wall immediately adjacent the top of said slot, and said foam product having a length which is substantially less than the length of said slot and a thickness transverse said wall which is sufficient to enable said easy grasping with said foam product being easily compressible and thus easily temporarily flattened against said wall.

Claim 16

A dispensing carton for a roll of sheet material comprising, a wall having a horizontally arranged dispenSing slot provided therein, said slot being adapted to receive the free end of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material supported by said carton adjacent the top edge of said wall, and resilient means supported by said carton between said slot and said cutter, said resilient means normally yieldingly holding a terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter away from said carton to enable easy grasping of said terminal portion and upon unrolling a desired length of said sheet material from said roll and pulling the base of said desired length against said cutter said resilient means is temporarily flattened against said wall to assure the provision of a substantially straight cut defining one end of said desired length of sheet material while assuring said sheet material engaging said resilient means is not damaged thereby, said cutter being fixed to and defining the top edge of said wall, said resilient means comprising a compressible foam product which is fixed to the central portion of said wall immediately adjacent the top of said slot, and said foam product having a length which is substantially less than the length of said slot and a thickness transverse said wall which is sufficient to enable said easy grasping with said foam product being easily compressible and thus easily temporarily flattened against said wall.

Claim 17

A carton as set forth in claim 13 in which said foam product comprises a foam rubber strip having the general shape of a parallelepiped.

Claim 18

In combination: a dispensing carton and a roll of sheet material rotatably supported within said carton, said carton comprising, a rear wall, a top wall fastened to said rear wall in a hinged manner and having a simple single thickness closure flap extending downwardly from its swinging end, a front wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot receiving the free terminal portion of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, and a cutter for said sheet material fixed to and defining the top edge of said front wall, said free terminal portion of said sheet material having a terminal end which extends over said cutter and is tucked behind said front wall thereby covering said cutter to define a shield thereover, said closure flap being inserted behind said front wall to push and hold said terminal end of said sheet material downwardly and in sandwiched relation between said front wall and said closure flap to define said shield.

Claim 19

In combination: a dispensing carton and a roll of sheet material rotatably supported within said carton, said carton comprising, a rear wall, a top wall fastened to said rear wall in a hinged manner and having a simple single thickness closure flap extending downwardly from its swinging end, a front wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot receiving the free terminal portion of said sheet material therethrough for dispensing purposes, and a cutter for said sheet material fixed to and defining the top edge of said front wall, said free terminal portion of said sheet material having a terminal end which extends over said cutter and is tucked behind said front wall thereby covering said cutter to define a shield thereover, said closure flap being inserted behind said front wall to push and hold said terminal end of said sheet material downwardly and in sandwiched relation between said front wall and said closure flap to define said shield.

Claim 20

A combination as set forth in claim 15 in which said roll of sheet material comprises a roll of metal foil, said cutter comprises a knife having a sawtoothed cutting edge, and said terminal end covers said sawtoothed edge and the entire cutter.

Claim 21

A combination as set forth in claim 15 in which said carton further comprises, hinged flap means extending across said slot, said flap means having an upper portion arranged outwardly of said wall while being yieldingly held against said sheet material, said upper portion allowing a desired length of said sheet material to be easily unrolled from said roll and pulled through said slot, and upon severing said desired length said upper portion engages said sheet material and serves as a brake holding the terminal portion of said sheet material which extends between said slot and said cutter from moving to an inaccessible position within said carton.

Claim 22

In combination: a dispensing carton and a roll of sheet material rotatably supported within said carton, said carton comprising, a front wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot receiving the free terminal portion of said sheet therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material fixed to and defining the top edge of said front wall, said free terminal portion of said sheet material having a terminal end which extends over said cutter and is tucked behind said front wall thereby covering saId cutter to define a shield thereover, a pair of end supports carried at opposite ends of said carton, each of said supports having an inwardly facing antifriction surface and a cylindrical supporting surface, and a core member extending through said roll and having a pair of cylindrical ends each adapted to be supported on an associated cylindrical supporting surface, said antifriction surfaces of said supports enabling easier unrolling of said roll during dispensing of said sheet material, each of said end supports being made of an antifriction plastic material and having a cutout in the top front portion thereof, said cutouts enabling easy insertion of a closure flap comprising the swinging end of a top wall for said carton, whereby said closure flap sandwiches said terminal end against said front wall.

Claim 23

In combination: a dispensing carton and a roll of sheet material rotatably supported within said carton, said carton comprising, a front wall having a horizontally arranged dispensing slot provided therein, said slot receiving the free terminal portion of said sheet therethrough for dispensing purposes, a cutter for said sheet material fixed to and defining the top edge of said front wall, said free terminal portion of said sheet material having a terminal end which extends over said cutter and is tucked behind said front wall thereby covering saId cutter to define a shield thereover, a pair of end supports carried at opposite ends of said carton, each of said supports having an inwardly facing antifriction surface and a cylindrical supporting surface, and a core member extending through said roll and having a pair of cylindrical ends each adapted to be supported on an associated cylindrical supporting surface, said antifriction surfaces of said supports enabling easier unrolling of said roll during dispensing of said sheet material, each of said end supports being made of an antifriction plastic material and having a cutout in the top front portion thereof, said cutouts enabling easy insertion of a closure flap comprising the swinging end of a top wall for said carton, whereby said closure flap sandwiches said terminal end against said front wall.