Abstract: The present invention discloses a cover-tape peeling apparatus for a tape feeder for peeling a cover tape released from a tape having a number of chip-like electronic parts sealed therein in a substantially equally spaced relation to wind and receive it into a reel. The apparatus comprises a first arm rotatably supported on a first shaft stood upright on a base of the tape feeder and having a ratchet meshed with a gear tooth formed in the outer peripheral portion of the peeling reel, a second arm having a cam portion in engagement with a cam portion provided on the first arm and rotatably supported on a second shaft, an arm push-down member in contact with the second arm to push down and rotate the second arm, and an urging body extended between both the arms and for rotating the first arm in response to the rotation of the second arm rotated by the arm push-down member so that the peeling reel is rotated through the ratchet.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for thin, disposable plastic gloves wherein the gloves may be reliably removed one at a time in a simple manner. The apparatus comprises a generally rectangular enclosure for housing a removably mounted packet containing a plurality of gloves. The gloves are arranged in closely spaced, parallel relationship to one another for removal, one at a time, through an exit opening provided through the walls of the enclosure. Each glove is provided with a weakened tear line across the wrist portion. The packet of gloves includes a mounting strip which extends across the upper wrist portion of the stack of gloves and is fixed to each glove above the tear line. The mounting strip cooperates with means formed in the enclosure to releasably fix the packet within the enclosure. Each glove may be removed by exerting a downward force through the exit opening on the outermost glove sufficient to separate the glove along the tear line from the remaining gloves in the packet.

Abstract: The dispenser is a box-like structure, preferably made of metal, that is suspended from a wall near an elevator. The structure enables cards stored to be pulled out of the dispenser. A pair of spring-loaded binding screws press the cards forwardly toward the dispenser access opening. In addition to advertising or other material thereon, the cards have the floor location imprinted thereon to help a party parking a car to retrieve same upon returning to the parking lot. The dispenser has a cover that is pivotally mounted to a base plate which is attached to a wall with a fastening means. When loading the cards, the dispenser cover is pivoted upward to allow loading of the cards on the binding screws. Then the cover of the dispenser is pivoted back to its original position, whereupon it is locked with the base plate. This structure enables the dispenser to be held securely against the wall so that it is not easily removed from the wall.

Abstract: A bag pad and dispenser therefor especially arranged for use at the point of sale of, for instance, discount stores, fast food outlets, and the like, in which the bag pad is made up of a number of identical all plastic bags in stacked congruent relation each having front and rear panels, closed bottoms and sides, and tear off lines transversely across the front and rear panels of the respective bags adjacent to but spaced from the top of bags that are congruently located through the thickness of the bag pad and that define a header for the bag pad at which the bags of the pad are adhered together and are free for full separation below the tear off lines, with the dispenser for such bag pad defining a pocket into which the bag pad header is slipped and secured to the dispenser for hanging the bag pad therefrom, which dispenser also defines a securing flange that accommodates anchoring of the dispenser to dispose the bag pad for bagging at the point of sale, and in its bag dispensing relation, in which an area

Abstract: A sample strip is divided into a plurality of individual pieces arranged seriatim and connected in end-to-end fashion. The individual pieces are separated from each other as the strip is incrementally fed through a dispensing tip of a cartridge which controls the dispensing operation to insure that the samples are dispensed one at a time in a hygienic manner. The cartridge can be mounted in a display unit along with a plurality of similar cartridges.

Abstract: A portable, disposable glove dispensing system which can be worn by the user, having a support and attachment plate member to which are securely attached a plurality of gloves, and optionally, a frangible line of detachment, waist strap members, apertures for attachment to the user's belt and a stabilizer band may be included.

Abstract: An easy-access, moisture resistant, reusable, two-piece carton especially adapted for holding computer forms. The carton of the present invention is reusable in the sense that it is usable first for shipping of items such as one-ply cut sheet forms and subsequently is uniquely usable again for storage of the forms during the period of use and withdrawal of the forms.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the supply tape is stepped to present each pocket at a pick-up area for removal of a component. Each pocket is opened in turn during the indexing step that positions it at the pick-up area, and a shutter is moved over the pick-up area prior to tape movement so that the pocket is covered by a shutter during the tape movement and peeling of the cover from the substrate. After each indexing step, the shutter is moved away from the pick-up area in order to provide access to the component in the opened pocket.

Abstract: A stack of detachably-connected, individually carryable bags of a plastic material, preferably plastic foil. Each bag has a front wall, a rear wall and an upper bag opening. The bag walls of each bag are provided with centrally positioned punch-out pieces positioned opposite each other adjacent the upper bag opening. The punch-out pieces may be removed by hand to form handle grips. The punch-out pieces of each of the bags in the ones of the bag walls that are on one and the same side of all of the bags in the stack are removed. Uniting the individual bags into a single stack without additional structural members is possible, when the punch-out pieces remaining in the stack and constructed as oblong perforations are interlocked with each other.

Abstract: A dispenser for plastic bags comprises two side panels, top and bottom panels and a back panel forming a rigid container. A front panel is hingedly connected to the bottom panel for closing the container. The front panel is formed with a perforated pull-out in the mid to lower portion whereof to expose the interior of the container. A generally U-shaped hanger has a base lying outside the container near the top thereof to facilitate securing the container to an outside support and has a pair of arms passing through and secured by the back and front panels near the respective tops thereof. The arms are adapted to pass through holes formed in the bindings of pads of plastic bags to support the pads within the container. When the pads of bags are thus supported within the container and the perforated pull-out is opened, the bags can be conveniently removed singly by users.

Abstract: A wicket bag packet for use in conjunction with automatic and semi-automatic packaging apparatus comprises a stack of flattened flexible packaging bags, each of the bags having an open end and having wicket holes adjacent to the open end, and a wicket including a substantially rigid upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion preferably being a flexible, tubular binding member extending upwardly through the wicket holes in each of the bags and joining with the substantially rigid upper portion of the wicket to form a continuous flexible loop for holding the packaging bags together in the stack.

Abstract: A construction is disclosed for holding a bag-shaped or sheet-shaped continuous plastic film. In this holding construction, the plastic film is folded in a Z-shaped manner such that linear cuts formed in the continuous plastic film are accurately superposed on one another, and at least portions of insert members are inserted into the plastic film or the insert members are entirely inserted through the plastic film, so as to retain the plastics film in a bundled state. If one end portion of the film is drawn out, then a section of a predetermined length of the film is torn off along the linear cut or cuts by means of the insert members, and, when the section of the film is torn off, an end portion of the succeeding, i.e.

Abstract: A construction for containing a continuous plastic film is disclosed which is partitioned into a multiplicity of sections, each section of which is of a bag form or a sheet form. In this containing construction, the plastic continuous film is folded in such a manner that linear cuts formed in the plastic film are superposed one right on another. The plastic film is contained in a container in such a state that an insert member or members are inserted through the linear cuts thus superposed. In taking out the film, an end portion of the film is drawn out of a film take-out opening to the outside, such that a section of film of a predetermined length is drawn out and cut off at a linear cut portion by the insert member or members, and, as the film is cut off, an end portion of the succeeding, i.e.

Abstract: A multiple bag dispenser includes a plurality of nested bags having an exposed inner bag. Each bag includes a detachable lip and a bag body having a mouth which is coupled to the lip. A retaining ring assembly grips the lips of the nested bags and maintains an opening at the mouth of each bag. A tearing pin and a plurality of securing pins couple the nested bags to the retaining ring assembly and permit the bag lip to be detached from the exposed bag to permit removal of the exposed bag from the retaining ring assembly.

Abstract: A device for dispensing address labels from a stack contained within a receptacle wherein the receptacle comprises two complementary plastic wall sections joined together by an integral flexible hinge along one side of the receptacle with interlocking structure at the opposite side of the receptacle to hold the sections in closed position and the sections having aligned projections within the receptacle to provide an axle for a friction roller for dispensing the individual labels.

Abstract: A rear loading hook, especially for surgical, sterile blister packs, which hook has an upper run which extends outwardly from a hook mounting base and which upper run is reversely turned back upon itself to define a parallel generally horizontal lower run beneath it and wherein there is defined a distal bight between the upper and lower runs; and, additionally, a slicing blade is arranged and fixed in the bight with its cutting edge facing inwardly toward the hook base; the base is adapted for connection to a wall or vertical support; the hook is structured so that surgical items especially sterilized blister packaged cards with the hole in the card margin may be rear loaded on the lower run and moved forwardly for a first in, first out removal therefrom by slicing the front most card from the hook.

Abstract: The splicing tape assembly includes a continuous carrier member having a plurality of splicing tape strips releasably adhered thereto, and a plurality of tabs releasably adhered to the splicing strips. The dispenser includes a core for supporting a roll of material constituting the splicing tape assembly, and a clamp assembly for engaging the carrier member and holding the splicing tape assembly conveniently for removal of splicing tape strips as desired.