Patent ID: 6622900
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A45D,B65D,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A foil dispensing and cutting device for cutting portions of a roll of foil, said device comprising:a housing having a bottom wall, a back wall, a front wall, and a pair of side walls, wherein said foil is positioned in an interior of said housing and accessed through an open top side of said housing, each of said side walls having an elongated slot therein extending between said front and back walls and being located generally adjacent to said bottom wall; a cutting device comprising a substantially rigid panel having a size and shape substantially equal to a size and shape of said front wall, said panel having a front surface, a top edge and a pair of side edges, each of a pair of legs being attached to one of said side edges and being adjacent to a bottom edge of said panel, each of said legs extending outwardly away from said back surface in a generally parallel direction with relation to each other such that each may be abutted against one of said side walls, a plurality of teeth being attached to said back surface of said panel and extending upwardly from said top edge of said panel, each of a pair of pins extending through one of said legs and being positioned distal to said panel, each of said pins extending into and being movable along one of said slots; a lever having a middle portion and a pair of arms each being attached to one of a pair of ends of said middle portion, each of said arms having a free end attached to one of said legs such that said middle portion traverses said open ton side of said housing, an angle between each of said arms and an associated legs being generally equal to 75 degrees; and wherein said foil is positioned in said housing extended outwardly of said housing below said middle portion such that said foil may be cut with said teeth.