Patent ID: 7226521

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing a laminate comprising at least first and second laminae joined in face-to-face relationship, said apparatus comprising: a frame defining a dispensing path through which a laminate may travel; an outlet for dispensing a laminate therethrough; and a separator, said separator being disposed in the dispensing path and having at least one proximal end joined to said frame of said apparatus and extending outwardly therefrom to a distal end whereby said separator can intercept a laminate in said dispensing path to separate at least a portion of said first lamina from at least a portion of said second lamina while the laminate is being dispensed from said apparatus, wherein said separator is generally planar and cantilevered from said frame of said apparatus wherein said separator has a leading edge and a trailing edge opposed thereto, said leading edge intercepting the laminate during dispensing, said leading edge being disposed substantially perpendicular to said dispensing path, wherein said separator has a length and a width, said length being taken parallel to said dispensing path and said width being taken parallel to the width of said dispensing path, said width of said separator being greater than said length of said separator, and wherein said separator has a cross-section, and said cross-section of said separator becomes smaller as said distal end is approached.