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US4027795A
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Dispenser pack for continuous stationery
Assignee: Spicers Ltd
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Filing: 1976-01-12
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Granted: 1977-06-07
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Expires: 1996-01-12
Abstract
Abstract A dispenser pack for continuous stationery in roll form for use in business machines, particularly teleprinters, which serves as a carton for transit purposes and, without alteration, as a magazine or holder for the rolls for use on the business machine. It comprises a closed rectangular container, a trough shaped carrier disposed in the container, one or more rolls of stationery supported by the carrier in the container and a slot in a wall of the container through which the web of stationery on the roll is passed from the container to the platen of the machine.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Charles Edwin Rigden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:48
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B41; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/58; B65D83/08; B65D83/0805; B65D85/00; B65D85/67; B65D85/671; B65D85/672
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A dispenser pack for continuous dispensing of stationery in web form from a roll thereof comprising: a closed rectangular container having a top, a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls, a rectangular carrier having a rear wall, a pair of side walls and top and bottom walls, said carrier being open at its front, said carrier being disposed in the container said side walls of the carrier including means for rotatably supporting at least one roll of said stationery between the side walls of the carrier, the front wall of the container having a transversely extending slot formed therein to permit the web of stationery to pass therethrough from the interior of the container, said transversely extending slot being located on the front wall between the top and bottom of the front wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A dispenser pack for continuous dispensing of stationery in web form from a roll thereof comprising: a closed rectangular container having a top, a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls, a rectangular carrier having a rear wall, a pair of side walls and top and bottom walls, said carrier being open at its front, said carrier being disposed in the container said side walls of the carrier including means for rotatably supporting at least one roll of said stationery between the side walls of the carrier, the front wall of the container having a transversely extending slot formed therein to permit the web of stationery to pass therethrough from the interior of the container, said transversely extending slot being located on the front wall between the top and bottom of the front wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A dispenser as defined in claim 1 further comprising: means defining a viewing aperture in the adjacent side walls of each of the container and the carrier at a location adjacent said means for mounting said roll of stationery, said viewing apertures in said adjacent container and carrier side walls being in registry with each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A dispenser pack as defined in claim 1, wherein the roll is supported in the carrier by means of two journals fixed in the side walls of the carrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A dispenser as defined in claim 1 further comprising: said rear wall of the carrier being formed to define a transversely extending slot disposed adjacent the location of the means for mounting each of said stationery rolls, thereby to facilitate handling of each roll during mounting thereof in the carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A dispenser pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container and the roll carrier are each formed from a flat, foldable blank of sheet material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A dispenser pack as claimed in claim 5, wherein the sheet material is laminated cardboard comprising two flat outer layers with a corrugated layer sandwiched therebetween.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A dispenser pack as defined in claim 1 further comprising: said carrier further including means for rotatably supporting a plurality of said rolls substantially parallel to each other; and a transversely extending slot in the rear wall of the carrier and associated with each of the means for supporting said rolls to facilitate mounting of the rolls in the carrier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
A dispenser pack as defined in claim 7 further comprising: the adjacent side walls of each of the container and carrier each having viewing apertures formed therein, said apertures being disposed in proximity to each of the means for mounting the stationery rolls and being in registry with each other when the carrier is disposed within the container.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dispenser pack as defined in claim 7 further comprising: said transversely extending slot in the front wall of the container being disposed at a heightwise location which is intermediate the uppermost and lowermost of said roll supporting means of said carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dispenser pack as defined in claim 1 further comprising: said carrier being insertable into the container through an end of the container.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
288 words
A pair of blanks formed from corrugated cardboard for assembly into a dispenser pack for dispensing stationery in roll form, one of said blanks comprising a container blank and the other of said blanks comprising a carrier blank, and further comprising: said container blank including, in serial connection, a rear panel, a first side panel, a front panel and a second side panel, each of said panels having end flaps extending from their opposite ends and a transversely extending dispensing slot formed between the ends of the front panel said container blank being formable into an end-loadable container; said carrier blank comprising: a rectangular central panel; a pair of side wall panels extending from the sides of the central panel; a pair of end panels extending from the ends of the central panel; a panel extension connected to and extending from each of the end panels, said panel extension being of narrower width than the central panel, each of the extensions having a tab extending outwardly from its outer edge; each of the ends of the carrier side wall panels having an L-shaped flap extending from its ends, said L-shaped flap including a tongue; said carrier blank being foldable into a carrier configuration having a rear wall, a pair of side wall and top and bottom end walls and having an open front; means formed in each of the carrier sidewall panels for rotatably supporting at least one roll of stationery therebetween when said carrier is assembled; at least one transverse slot in the central panel to facilitate mounting of a stationery roll when the blank is assembled to its carrier configuration; said carrier being insertable through an open end of the container formed from the container blank.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
288 words
A pair of blanks formed from corrugated cardboard for assembly into a dispenser pack for dispensing stationery in roll form, one of said blanks comprising a container blank and the other of said blanks comprising a carrier blank, and further comprising: said container blank including, in serial connection, a rear panel, a first side panel, a front panel and a second side panel, each of said panels having end flaps extending from their opposite ends and a transversely extending dispensing slot formed between the ends of the front panel said container blank being formable into an end-loadable container; said carrier blank comprising: a rectangular central panel; a pair of side wall panels extending from the sides of the central panel; a pair of end panels extending from the ends of the central panel; a panel extension connected to and extending from each of the end panels, said panel extension being of narrower width than the central panel, each of the extensions having a tab extending outwardly from its outer edge; each of the ends of the carrier side wall panels having an L-shaped flap extending from its ends, said L-shaped flap including a tongue; said carrier blank being foldable into a carrier configuration having a rear wall, a pair of side wall and top and bottom end walls and having an open front; means formed in each of the carrier sidewall panels for rotatably supporting at least one roll of stationery therebetween when said carrier is assembled; at least one transverse slot in the central panel to facilitate mounting of a stationery roll when the blank is assembled to its carrier configuration; said carrier being insertable through an open end of the container formed from the container blank.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 11 wherein the carrier blank includes a plurality of said means for supporting a plurality of said rolls and further comprising: said central panel of the carrier blank having a corresponding plurality of said transverse slots.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-06-06 | 1980-12-06 | 1981-06-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-06-06 | 1984-12-06 | 1985-06-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-06-06 | 1988-12-06 | 1989-06-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |