Post Note Roll Tape and Three Pack Tape Dispenser
A sheet dispenser includes a first dispensing unit for dispensing a first sheet, a second dispensing unit for dispensing a second sheet, and a third dispensing unit for dispensing a third sheet. The first dispensing unit includes a first dispensing area having a first edge with outward projections; the second dispensing unit includes a second dispensing area having a second edge with outward projections; and the third dispensing unit includes a third dispensing area having a third edge without outward projections.
The present invention relates to Post-it sheets and a dispenser to dispense them.
BACKGROUNDThe use of lightly adhesive POST-IT sheets having write-on surfaces for adhesively attaching notes and memos to other objects has become well known and is a part of every well-organized desk and office work surface. These conventional POST-IT pads are available in separate stacks, removable one sheet at a time, each sheet having a light adhesive over common edge margins to maintain the stack.
The next improvement in the POST-IT type product has been the alternate edge adhesive attachment between successive sheets which has facilitated dispensing the POST-IT sheets one at a time from a suitably constructed holder. A still further improvement in this basic concept of alternate adhesive attachment between adjacent sheets has extended into tape marker flags having a portion thereof bearing a highlighted color to draw attention to an area of a work document such as for indicating a signature line and the like.
The following prior U.S. patents deal with holders for the alternately attached POST-IT stacks and tape marker flag dispensers specially constructed for the dispensing of the tape marker flags one at a time for adhesive attachment to other objects:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,781,306 to Smith
U.S. Pat. No. 5,411,168 to Mertens et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,964,519 to Sugarman et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,526,955 to Windorski et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,562,938 to Loder
U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,815 to Carlson et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,401,233 to Frey
U.S. Pat. No. 4,921,127 to Windorski
U.S. Pat. No. 4,796,781 to Windorski
U.S. Pat. No. 4,986,440 to Windorski
U.S. Pat. No. 4,416,392 to Smith
U.S. Pat. No. 5,397,117 to Mertens
U.S. Pat. No. 4,848,584 to Windorski
U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,254 to Feer
U.S. Pat. No. 6,571,951 to Levine
U.S. Pat. No. 6,382,428 to Hurwitz
U.S. Pat. No. 6,068,138 to Carlson et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,964,375 to Carlson et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,270 to Fujisawa et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,518,144 to Samuelson et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,358,141 to Carlson et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,299,712 to Carlson et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,183,153 to Linn
U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,346 to Bodziak
U.S. Pat. No. 5,165,570 to Windorski et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,158,205 to Bodziak et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,250 to Freitag
U.S. Pat. No. 5,086,946 to Blackwell et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,255 to Windorski
U.S. Pat. No. 5,067,628 to Evenson
U.S. Pat. No. 4,993,590 to Windorski
U.S. Pat. No. D327294 to Feer
The present invention will help consumers easily locate their post notes strips which can be used in a similar fashion as tape is dispensed. The present invention can be used with any roll tape product such as US postage stamps, characters, designs, signs, signals or any animated drawing form or any lightly adhesive sheet. The tape roll post note product of the present invention may have a weakened area for easy separation of the individual sheet and the corresponding post note from the tape roll post note product.
A sheet dispenser includes a first dispensing unit for dispensing a first sheet, a second dispensing unit for dispensing a second sheet, and a third dispensing unit for dispensing a third sheet. The first dispensing unit includes a first dispensing area having a first edge with outward projections; the second dispensing unit includes a second dispensing area having a second edge with outward projections; and the third dispensing unit includes a third dispensing area having a third edge without outward projections.
A sheet dispenser includes a first dispensing unit for dispensing a first sheet, a second dispensing unit for dispensing a second sheet, and a third dispensing unit for dispensing a third sheet. The first dispensing unit includes a first dispensing area having a first edge with outward projections; the second dispensing unit includes a second dispensing area having a second edge without outward projections; and the third dispensing unit includes a third dispensing area having a third edge without outward projections.
The invention may be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which, like reference numerals identify like elements, and in which:
Post notes, tape markers and the like will be referred to as post notes.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed.
Claims
1. A sheet dispenser, comprising:
- a first dispensing unit for dispensing a first sheet;
- a second dispensing unit for dispensing a second sheet;
- a third dispensing unit for dispensing a third sheet;
- wherein said first dispensing unit includes a first dispensing area having a first edge with outward projections,
- wherein said second dispensing unit includes a second dispensing area having a second edge with outward projections,
- wherein said third dispensing unit includes a third dispensing area having a third edge without outward projections.
2. A sheet dispenser as in claim 1, wherein said first dispensing unit includes a first slot in a wall of a first depression.
3. A sheet dispenser as in claim 2, wherein said second dispensing unit includes a second slot in a wall of a second depression.
4. A sheet dispenser as in claim 3, wherein said third dispensing unit includes a third slot in a wall of a third depression.
5. A sheet dispenser, comprising:
- a first dispensing unit for dispensing a first sheet;
- a second dispensing unit for dispensing a second sheet;
- a third dispensing unit for dispensing a third sheet;
- wherein said first dispensing unit includes a first dispensing area having a first edge without outward projections,
- wherein said second dispensing unit includes a second dispensing area having a second edge with outward projections,
- wherein said third dispensing unit includes a third dispensing area having a third edge without outward projections.
6. A sheet dispenser as in claim 5, wherein said first dispensing unit includes a first slot in a wall of a first depression.
7. A sheet dispenser as in claim 6, wherein said second dispensing unit includes a second slot in a wall of a second depression.
8. A sheet dispenser as in claim 7, wherein said third dispensing unit includes a third slot in a wall of a third depression.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 10, 2007
Publication Date: Sep 11, 2008
Inventors: Juan Carlos Unda (Whittier, CA), Miguel Angel UndaLuquin (Whittier, CA)
Application Number: 11/684,598
International Classification: B65D 83/08 (20060101);