Patent ID: 7410077
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: B65D,B65H

Abstract:
1. A web roll storage and dispensing container comprising: an elongated housing having at least one top side, the top side including an elongated slot generally parallel to the length of the housing; and a generally cylindrical barrel assembly supported within the housing and rotatable about an axis generally parallel to the length of the housing, the barrel assembly comprising a plurality of web roll storage cavities each proximate to an outer surface of the barrel assembly, each cavity having an open end for receiving one web roll therein, each cavity further including an open slot along a length thereof and open to the outside surface of the barrel assembly; and a first storage box for covering the elongated slot of the top side, the first storage box and the top side further including frictional engagement means for securing the first storage box to the top side of the housing, the frictional engagement means including a plurality of locking tabs protruding from a bottom surface of the first storage box, and corresponding locking holes formed in the top side of the housing; whereby the first storage box may be frictionally retained on the housing, and the barrel assembly may be rotated to align the open slot of a desired web roll cavity with the elongated slot of the top side of the housing such that one of the web rolls stored in the desired cavity of the barrel assembly may be dispensed therethrough.