Patent ID: 6189729
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A dispenser for a roll of decorative ribbon, the decorative ribbon being secured removably to a backing strip and having a design element formed therein by an incomplete cut line and capable of being bent outwardly of the plane of the ribbon, the dispenser comprising:a) a container for the roll of decorative ribbon, the container having front, back, top and bottom walls,b) guide means for guiding movement of the ribbon in an outfeed direction,c) deflecting means for bending the ribbon during said movement from said guide means to effect offsetting the design element outwardly from the plane of the ribbon, said deflecting means including an opening at a juncture between the top wall and the back wall of the container, andd) separating means for separating the ribbon from the backing strip during said movement of the ribbon from said deflecting means.