Abstract: In a dispenser (1) a dispensing mechanism (18) and a take-up mechanism (19) are arranged on a single side of a removable unit (20) so that an energy storage driven by dispensing is also not discharged even when the cabinet is opened, that the take-up can also be set in motion even when the full, predetermined dispensing length has not been dispensed, that take-up is possible both with and without timing control or the dispensing length can be limited and that a precisely limited return of the toweling loop, opposing the take-up, is possible at the soiled side, as a result of which highly versatile functions materialize for a compact configuration.

Abstract: A closing band used for closing bags, sacks or for bundling lines, contains on one end of an elongated, flexible band (1), a holding head (2) with a fixing device for the band. In the vicinity of the facing end the band has a gripping member (3). The band is shaped into a loop and in the vicinity of its free end is engaged with the fixing device of the holding head (2) and is then tightened. By pulling the free end perpendicular to the direction of a passage (9) in the holding head (2) reopening thereof is possible.