Patent ID: 7431235
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A utility strap dispenser for storing and dispensing strap material formed in a coil, comprising: a round top plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a central aperture; a round bottom plate having an upper surface, a bottom surface and a central aperture; a cylindrical wall extending concentrically around the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the cylindrical wall defining a coil-receiving chamber, a portion of the bottom plate extending beyond the cylindrical wall defining a peripheral flange, the cylindrical wall having an outer surface and having a dispensing slot defined therein for the passage of the strap material therethrough; a curved guide stop having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end defining a guide slot for the passage of strap material therethrough, the lower end being affixed onto the outer surface of the wall at a predetermined distance from the dispensing slot; and a plastic split pin having a head larger than the central apertures and a shaft extending from the head, the shaft being split and forming a first leg and a second leg extending from the head, the legs being extended through the central apertures of the top and bottom plates, the legs being adapted for straddling an end of the coil of strap material in order to rotate the coil within the coil-receiving chamber.