Patent ID: 9272870
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B65B,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A film dispenser comprising: a holding member including a first end and a second end, the holding member defining a longitudinal axis that extends from the first end to the second end, the holding member further including a connecting portion that is located toward an interior of the holding member along the longitudinal axis and away from an outside extremity of the first end of the holding member, the connecting portion extending in a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the holding member further including a rail adjacent to the connecting portion and a brake portion adjacent to the connecting portion, the rail including an interior holding surface; a rotating member including a first end and a second end, the rotating member defining an axis of rotation that extends from the first end to the second end; wherein said longitudinal axis of the holding member is aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotating member, and wherein said first end of the holding member includes an exterior holding surface that has a radius of curvature that is concentric with the longitudinal axis of the holding member; wherein the connecting portion and the brake portion are on the second end of the holding member and a slot is on the second end of the holding member in a vicinity of the connecting portion and brake portion, the slot including portions extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and portions extending in a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and wherein the rail is on the first end of the holding member; wherein the brake portion includes a width and wherein the slot has three portions that extend in a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the holding member, a first of the three portions being located nearer an exterior of the holding member along the longitudinal axis and extending completely across a width of the brake portion, and a second portion and a third portion of the three portions being located nearer the interior of the holding member along the longitudinal axis and extending only partially across the width of the brake portion.