Patent ID: 8534495

Claim:
A bulk dispenser for dispensing a piece of pre-cut edible film from a stack of pre-cut edible film pieces, the bulk dispenser comprising: a container body sized and shaped to hold the stack of pre-cut edible film, the container body having a sealing rim on an upper surface thereof which defines a perimeter, the container body further having an opening within the perimeter through which the pre-cut film pieces are removed from the container body; a container lid joined to the container body and moveable between a closed position overlying the container body and an open, raised position revealing the container body opening; and an activation pump disposed within the container lid above the container body opening, the activation pump comprising an elastomeric diaphragm with a lower surface having a perimeter that forms a seal with the sealing rim when the container lid is in its closed position and the activation pump is at an at rest position, and a vacuum cup that projects downwardly from the lower surface of the diaphragm and engages a piece of film from the stack when the activation pump is activated.