Patent ID: 6098911
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A portable filament dispenser comprising:a pair of complementary clam shell type half housings including a bottom shell and a top shell,said bottom shell including a generally flat bottom, a semicircular back wall and a pair of generally converging side walls, respectively, ending at the opposed sides of a flat front face, and a hollow interior,said top shell including a generally flat top, a semicylindrical back wall and a pair of generally converging side walls, respectively, ending at the opposed sides of a flat front face, and a hollow interior,said hollow interior of said bottom shell including a generally flat bottom surface and a first vertical side wall converging inwardly adjacent said bottom front face, a first narrow filament passageway between said converging portions of said first side wall and said bottom front face,said hollow interior of said top shell including a generally flat top surface and a second vertical side wall converging inwardly adjacent said top front face, a second narrow filament passageway between said converging portions of said second side wall and said top front face,a hollow dispensing cone mounted adjacent said top and bottom front face in communication with said first and second narrow filament passageways,said top shell including a bore between said flat top and said interior flat top surface,a button positioned in said bore for reciprocating movement therein and means for preventing the ejection of said button from said bore.