Gauze dispenser

Claim 1

A dispenser for rolled gauze comprising: a. a two-pieced hinged container formed from a cylindrical tube with closed ends, said tube being cut along its axis into an upper and lower portion which are hinged along one axially extending side which, in an opened condition, is adapted to receive a roll of gauze and, in a closed condition, encloses said roll of gauze, and inpinges upon the upper and lower surfaces of an unrolled end of said roll of gauze which passes through the junction between the two pieces of the container, a portion of said tube extending beyond its closed end and including at least a pair of slots in the portion of said tube extending beyond the closed end in each of the upper and lower portions of said tube, each pair of slots defining a projection therebetween and, b. at least one rubber elastic band having one end inserted into said slots and over said projection from said upper portion and the other end inserted into said slots over the projection from said lower portion of said container to exert a closing force urging the container into a closed condition and applying force to the upper and lower surfaces of the unrolled end of the roll of gauze thereby inhibiting unintended movement.