Abstract: A refillable dispenser for web materials has a housing 1 and a snap-fitted cover 2. A slidable cutter 3 rides in a slit 25 of cover 2. A vertical cutting support surface 11 is formed as an integral extension of a horizontal roll support plate 9. Baseplates 9 may also be integrally formed with back wall 8 of housing 1. The junction of plate 9 and cutting surface 11 define with the adjacent edge of cover 2 a dispensing slot 14, so replacement of rolls 17 is facilitated and threading of web material is simplified. A cooperating lip 18 and recess 19 on surface 11 facilitate grasping the end of the web, and a labyrinthine web path 20 defined by ribs 15, 16 prevents retraction of web material, particularly clingly plastic wrap, back onto the roll after cutting. A leaf spring 29 inside cover 2 urges a disk-shaped blade 23 into a slot 24 of surface 11 while a housing surrounding the blade protects the user.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance for cutting fruit and vegetables in slices, with an upper rigid guide plate (2) carrying a cutting knife (5) extending at an acute angle (4) to the side wall, and with a lower tongue-like guide plate (3) which is adjusted vertically by an adjusting rod (20) guided in the frame (1) and extending approximately parallel to the cutting knife (5), and which is connected to the frame (1) via a film hinge (13).