Dispenser for a moist flexible sheet material

Claim 1

A dispenser for dispensing a moist flexible sheet material containing a liquid for medical, cleansing or similar purposes comprising a container for holding a supply of said sheet material and fully enclosing said supply, said container consists of at least two parts adapted to be secured to each other and to be at least partially separated from each other to permit said supply of sheet material to be renewed when required, said parts comprising a cylindrical casing having covers on its opposite ends, at least one of said covers being removably connected to said casing, means for locking said removable cover in a predetermined position to said casing, and a pair of parallel raillike projections secured to the inner side of each of said covers and extending in the same direction on both covers, said supply consisting of a roll of said material, and a core upon which said roll is wound, said core having ends projecting from said roll and inserted between and slidable along the associated pairs of projections, said casing having a longitudinal wall and a dispensing passage in said wall through which said material may be withdrawn from said supply in a moist condition to the outside, means for restricting said passage to a width substantially equal to the tHickness of said material so that the liquid will be substantially prevented from evaporating from said container, and cutting means on the outer side of said container for cutting off a moist section of said material.