Abstract: A cap for a bottle of mouth wash or the like is disclosed having a floss dispenser on the top thereof. The floss dispenser includes spool of floss and a knife on the outer surface of the dispenser. The dispenser has a lower half and an upper half hingedly connected to the lower half so that the dispenser may be opened to removably receive the spool of floss. A shield which surrounds the knife also serve as a fingerhold which may be pushed upwardly to open the dispenser.

Abstract: A cord dispensing apparatus having a body member provided with a first portion for holding a mass, ball, spool and the like of cord, a second portion for mounting the body member on a wall, panel or frame to position the cord dispensing apparatus for use thereof, and a tab portion for cutting a selected length of the cord off from the mass, ball, spool and the like. The tab portion has a free edge and a transversely extending slot adjacent to the tab portion edge and extending parallel to the tab portion edge, with an opening extending through the tab portion edge into the slot. A cutting blade extends across the slot for cutting the selected length of cord when a portion of the cord is passed through the opening into the slot and forced against the cutting blade. Preferably, the walls of the slot are tapered downwardly from the opening to the opposite ends of the slot to facilitate the cutting of the cord when the cord is pulled towards either of the slot ends.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding, containing, and dispensing sterile, hygienic cordage, such as dental floss and suture materials. The apparatus comprises: a housing; and cutting and retaining means. The housing has a depression formed therein across which the cordage is placed. The apparatus allows a user to grasp the cordage, withdraw a desired length of cordage, and sever a trailing end thereof without manually touching the apparatus. This reduces the threat of cross-contamination between successive uses and/or users of the apparatus.

Abstract: A refillable dispenser for housing and dispensing one or more sheet materials packaged in boxed or roll form. Dispenser (10) is permanently attached to the underside of an existing cabinet or shelf and is preferably made substantially from wood to match the style and decor of kitchen cabinets. The dispenser is characterized by horizontally spaced vertical side panels (14) supportably attached to a pair of support beams (12), which are also are used to secure the dispenser to the cabinet. One of the side panels supports a cantilevered bottom shelf (16) extending toward an adjacent side panel such that a dispensing slot is formed. The bottom shelf is inclined from the adjoining panel such that a roll (32) of sheet material is held in place by the inclined bottom shelf and the side panel. The lower end of the adjacent panel supports a vertical serrated cutting edge (18). A door (20) attached with hinges from the support beam serves as an end panel and permits replacement of spent materials.

Abstract: A connective tape stand which is characterized by a ring tenon and a ring mortise separately provided on the outside of two side walls of the tape stand. A plurality of single-unit tape stands may be connected one another by engaging their ring tenons and ring mortises with corresponding ring mortises and ring tenons on adjoining tape stand. With a series of connected tape stands, tapes of diverse colors and patterns may be conveniently provided for the users to choose freely. The connective tape stand is also characterized by two flanges extended from the rear half circumference of two tape support rings inside the side walls to an adequate width. With these extended flanges, tape reel mounted thereon may be more steadily held without slipping off the tape support rings when the tape is pulled.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a refillable tape dispenser comprising a housing including a side wall, and a tubular hub having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction, and a first end fixed to the side wall. The hub comprises a continuous base portion joined to the side wall, first and second opposed arcuate guide portions, and first and second opposed arcuate flexible portions which have distal ends remote from the continuous base portion. The first and second flexible portions have axially extending side surfaces defining a non-diametrical chord for the cylindrical hub and have a retaining lug at their distal ends. The retaining lugs have a remote end spaced axially from the distal ends of the flexible portions, a first retaining surface projecting radially outward of the flexible portion, and a second retaining surface projecting radially inward of the flexible portion.

Abstract: A dispenser comprising a casing (1) of a general internal cylindrical form with a bottom wall (1a) for fixing (1b) to any support surface and a front wall forming a loading door (2), the latter being provided with an axial opening (2f) for the passage and outlet of a strip (R) of material unwound from the inside and separated by a cutting device (12) associated to the opening, the strip coming from a roll of material (R) positioned in the casing with its horizontal axis of symmetry, the roll of material, regardless of its degree of use, being retained without any risk of deformation and collapsing at the end of unwinding, by one or several devices associated to the casing acting by applying pressure to all or part of the sides of the roll.

Abstract: A large roll toilet paper dispenser having means for dispensing the toilet paper in a twice folded-over condition to strengthen the paper. The twice folded-over dispensed paper permits thinner paper to be used. The dispenser can also have means for minimizing bunching of the paper while it is being dispensed so that it can be easier to tear. The dispenser further has means making it easier to dispense the paper. These means can include means for locating the paper outlet opening in a more accessible position, and means for making the locating of the paper end easier.

Abstract: A toilet roll holder includes a frame and a cover rotatably mounted to the frame by a rotary shaft. The toilet roll holder further includes a support mounted within the cover and supporting a toilet roll thereon, an operating plate located below and adjacent to a rear edge of the support and rotatably mounted to the cover by a shaft, a brake plate rotatably mounted within the frame by a shaft extending parallel to the shaft, and converging holding frames arranged on opposite sides of the brake plate. The operating plate is inserted into the holding frames through their upper ends when the cover is moved to a closed position, and is normally fit loosely between the brake plate and the holding frames so as to permit the toilet paper to freely pass between the operating plate and the brake plate.

Abstract: A dental floss dispenser system including a dental floss dispenser for retention on or attachment to a surface. The dental floss dispenser includes a self-contained disposable dental floss container or cassette, the container enclosing dental floss gathered for storage therein prior to being dispensed, and a support member. The support member includes a support mechanism for supporting and receiving the container. The container preferably includes a housing including a cap and a receptacle or upper and lower portions which can be joined together to form a single self-contained housing enclosing a spool of dental floss within an enclosure created thereby. A method of dispensing dental floss is also provided.

Abstract: A dental floss dispenser system including a dental floss dispenser for attachment to a surface is provided. The dental floss dispenser includes a self-contained disposable dental floss container or cassette, the container enclosing a spool of dental floss gathered for storage therein prior to being dispensed, and a support member for attachment to the surface, the support member including a support mechanism for supporting and receiving the container. The container includes a housing including a cap and a receptacle which can be joined together to form a single self-contained housing enclosing a spool of dental floss within an enclosure created thereby.

Abstract: A dispenser for multiple rolls of sheet material has a housing with a pair of end body portions held in spaced relationship by longitudinal bracing members, and hubs on the end body portions for retaining the rolls. The hubs are aligned in pairs about the axis and each pair is adapted to receive and rotatably support a roll of sheet material. The dispenser has a semi-cylindrical cover for each pair of hubs with each cover having a cutting edge and bearings adapted for engaging with the pair of hubs to support the cover so that the cover is rotatable from an open position in which the pair of hubs are exposed to a closed position covering the pair of hubs. The dispenser has brackets which rotatably support the housing. One of the brackets and the housing are connected by spring loaded manually operable locking means so that the housing can be rotated to and then locked in a position allowing removal of sheet material.

Abstract: A small, lightweight ornamental tape dispenser is adapted for hand held, desk top, or wall mounted use, and accomodates both right and left handed withdrawal of tape while remaining in a wall mounted position. A wall mounting means, a tape roll holding means, and a free standing base means are disposed at the rear side of an ornamental planar front wall member.

Abstract: The ticket display and dispenser is a box forming one or more compartments for containing one or more ticket chains made up of a plurality of end-to-end or side-to-side interconnected tickets arranged in series-connected fashion. Each chain of tickets is fed forwardly through a ticket-entry slot for upward travel over a display structure and then rearwardly through a ticket-re-entry slot for exit through a ticket-exit slot at the rear of the box. The open front of the box is closed by a transparent cover that overlies the display structure and tickets displayed thereon. The ticket exit is located at the rear of the apparatus and the cover is lockable in place to prevent unauthorized access to the tickets, usually of the lottery type.

Abstract: Conventional film wrap dispensers have an exit slot adjacent the cutting blade so that the film end is difficult to grasp and pull out of the dispenser. The present device has a dispensing slot in the base adjacent the rear thereof and spaced from the cutter blade so that there is a two or three inch strip of plastic film extending from the slot after the previous length has been detached by said cutter blade. Furthermore, the transverse portion between the dispensing slot and the cutter blade is formed from a material which inhibits the usual adhesion of the plastic film so that the strip of plastic film extending from the dispenser slot normally hangs downwardly clear of the dispenser and does not adhere to the portion of the base between the slot and the blade as is usual. Even if some light adhesion does take place, the strip is easily detached so that it may be grasped easily for withdrawal, remote from the cut-off blade.

Abstract: A sheet material dispenser which is characterized by a housing having an open top and bottom, and provided with spaced side rails for engaging a pair of supporting brackets mounted on the bottom of a cabinet. The housing side rails slidably engage the brackets to mount the housing beneath the cabinet and the housing contains multiple cylindrically-shaped rolls of paper towels and wrapping material such as plastic wrap, waxed paper and aluminum foil, in addition to plastic bags contained in a dispensing box. The rolls of wrapping material and paper towels are rotatably secured to oppositely- disposed spindles attached to spindle plates which are slidably inserted in facing flanges attached to opposite sides of the housing walls. The paper towels and various wrapping material are dispensed in sheets from beneath the housing by grasping the leading edges of the rolls, unrolling a sheet of desired length and engaging the material with serrated teeth on cutting blades to produce a sheet of selected size.

Abstract: A paper dispensing device comprising a holder containing a paper web reel and consisting of a support (4) to be fastened to a substrate (3) and a hood (5) to be releasably fixed to said support (4), said support (4) having a central opening (9) for passing the paper web and at the side of said opening at least one ripping edge (10), while in the operational state of the device the hood covers the reel on the support, wherein the support has a rim (8) protruding like a console and passing around the side intended for the substrate,at the lower end to be fastened to the support the hood (5) has a substantially U-shaped widening (13) for receiving the rim (8) of the support (4),in the mounted position the hood grips around the rim of the support by its widened part partly from above, laterally and from below,and the hood (5) can be slipped in a self-clamping manner onto the rim (8) of the support (4) and can be fastened thereto in its end position in a resilient manner, in order to simply close and open the disp

Abstract: A dispensing holder for adhesive tape comprises a body molded in one piece and an extruded closure member of elastomeric material impregnated with magnetic material. The closure member has a flat outer surface for magnetic adherence to an upright wall of a metal desk or filing cabinet and has ledges at its rear, extending along its top and bottom edges, that define grooves which open toward one another. The body has a flat wall at one side, is open at its other side, has top and bottom walls projecting from its side wall to its open side, and has a cylindrical protuberance projecting from its side wall to its open side on which a tape roll is rotatably receivable. At the open side of the body its top and bottom walls have edgewise oppositely projecting flanges that are received in the grooves in the closure member to slidably connect the body and closure member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holder for paper rolls with central dispensing of the paper from the interior of the roll. There is a pull-out opening for the paper web in one end wall of the holder, where it is surrounded by a projecting, substantially tubular, tearing device with tearing teeth for tearing off the paper web. According to the invention, the holder is firstly made so that it can be mounted in any position, and secondly its tearing device is provided with protective projections, which extend beyond the tearing teeth.

Abstract: A roll dispenser 1, preferably one piece having no moving parts, has a rear aperture 8 for insertion of a roll and a front aperture 7 for extraction of material from the roll. A cutter 2 is provided adjacent to the front aperture 7 and a cling surface 3 close to the cutter ensures proper disposition of the material during the retraction. The dispenser is conveniently made by injection moulding, or by compression moulding in which case it is desirable that the top surface 11 and bottom surface 12 are mutually parallel.

Abstract: A dispenser for a material wound into hollow cylindrical self-supporting roll is provided. The dispenser wall or walls adjacent to the circumference of the roll are provided with a first aperture through which the material, unwindable from the outside of the cylindrical roll can be drawn from the dispenser and a wall adjacent to an end face of the roll is provided with a second aperture through which the material unwindable from the inside of the roll, can be drawn from the dispenser.

Abstract: A dispenser for adhesive tape, and the like, has a spool arrangement supported by a base member and disposed for receiving a roll of tape. A cap including a head portion and a plug portion removably retains a roll of tape on a spindle partially forming the spool arrangement, which spindle has a recess in an end surface thereof for selectively receiving the plug portion of the cap. The base member is selectively mountable on a wall surface, and the like, as by suitable fasteners or by an adhesive, and the like. Also provided on the base member, in addition to the spool arrangement, is a double-edge cutting arrangement disposed for severing tape wound in either tangential direction from a roll journaled on the spindle of the spool arrangement.

Abstract: This invention relates to a filter paper dispenser so designed that with ease of attachment to a Spot Smoke Tester, a ready supply of clean, indexed, and calibrated filter paper is quickly available for smoke spot testing. SUBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONParticular difficulty has been found in the present method of spot testing the smoke content in the flu pipe of an oil burner. Namely, that the filter paper in common use today is in strip form and obtained by the technician tearing off a useable piece of paper from a serrated sheet to form a useable strip. Herein lies one of the difficulties. Usually the technician making the test has either serviced the oil burner or had made an inspection. As a result has hands are quite often covered by a quantity of soot, oil dust, and etc,. inherent with and generally found around an oil burner. Hence, the moment he selects a filter strip he imparts a print or smudge from his hands onto the filter paper even before he makes a test.

Abstract: A panel body portion can be attached to a wall or to the inside of a kitchen cabinet door. The panel body portion can include a rear compartment for loose paper bags and the like defined by marginal flanges which cause the panel body portion to stand off from the supporting door or wall. Two way adjustable holders for dispensing packages of various sizes and types are mounted on the panel body portion at a plurality of elevations. Packages for foil, plastic wrap, wax paper and various types of bags are accommodated by the invention. Each holder embodies end holder units whose spacing may be varied longitudinally of the package and whose width may also be varied to accommodate packages of varying widths.

Abstract: This invention relates to a filter paper dispenser so designed that with ease of attachment to a smoke spot tester, a ready supply of clean, indexed, and calibrated filter paper is quickly available for smoke spot testing.