Patent ID: 8052009

Claim:
A bandage dispenser for dispensing a roll of separable packaged bandages, wherein each packaged bandage of the roll has a top protective layer and a bottom protective layer, the dispenser comprising: a housing for accommodating the roll, the housing having an opening in a wall thereof so that the packaged bandages can be pulled out of the housing; and a separator disposed within the housing, said separator comprising a straight segment connected to the housing and a separating arm extending from the straight segment and curves away from the straight segment so that an end of the separating arm is disposed substantially perpendicular to the straight segment and towards an interior of the housing, said separating arm being adapted to separate a top protective layer of the package from each bandage and from a bottom protective layer of the bandage after the roll of packaged bandages has been placed into the housing with the separating arm being inserted between the top protective layer and the roll of packaged bandages, so that the separator is adapted to continually separate the top protective layer from the bandages and from the bottom protective layer as the bandages and the bottom protective layer are pulled through the opening of the housing.