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Blade dispenser

a blade and dispenser technology, applied in the direction of instruments, devices for dispensing discrete objects, de-stacking articles, etc., can solve the problems of user's fingers being exposed to injury, difficult to catch a small portion of the blade with their finger or fingernail, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the risk of injury to the user

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-06
AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO
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Benefits of technology

[0006]An advantage of the present disclosure is a blade dispenser that dispenses blades such that the user can only grasp the safe protective piece of the blade when removing the blade from the dispenser, thereby reducing the risk of injury to the user.

Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage of conventional dispensers is that many users find it difficult to catch a small portion of the blade with their finger or fingernail, which may be injured in the attempt to catch the blade portion.
Moreover, exposure of a portion of the sharp blade edge during the dispensing process exposes the user's fingers to injury.

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[0019]A blade dispenser according to the present disclosure addresses the disadvantages of conventional blade dispensers, which require the user to grasp the blade while a portion of the sharp blade edge is exposed. The present disclosure provides a dispenser having a sliding button that engages a piece of the blade and moves the protective metal top edge of the blade far enough outside the dispenser to be grabbed by the user with two fingers. The blades are kept in contact with the slide button by means of a pusher at the bottom of a stack of blades. A spring mechanism or a ratchet mechanism maintains pressure on the pusher to keep it in contact with the blade stack. Thus, the dispenser of the present disclosure is easy to use, and is safe for the user, unlike conventional dispensers, wherein the blades extend sideways from the dispenser during dispensing, exposing both a portion of the safe top edge and the sharp blade edge.

[0020]The general operation of the dispenser according to...

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Abstract

A blade dispenser is provided to safely and easily dispense razor blades. Embodiments include a dispenser having a housing for accommodating a stack of blades; and a push button slidably mounted at a first end of the housing. The push button has a blade catch for engaging a button-engaging portion of a blade of the blade stack when the push button moves from a depressed position to a released position, to move the blade to an extended position partially outside the housing. A first spring engages the housing and the push button to bias the push button in the released position, and a blade pusher engages an end blade of the blade stack. A second spring is provided for engaging the housing and the blade pusher to bias the blade pusher and the blade stack towards the blade catch of the push button, such that when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, the blade catch engages the button-engaging portion of the first end blade of the blade stack to move the first end blade to the extended position.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present invention claims priority of provisional patent application No. 61 / 006,752 filed Jan. 30, 2008, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entiretyTECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to a blade dispenser. The present disclosure has particular applicability to dispensers for standard safety razor blades.BACKGROUND[0003]Blade dispensers are used to conveniently store and dispense a number of blades, such as standard, single-edge razor blades. These blades have one sharp blade edge at the bottom, and an opposed, safe top edge with a folded-over protective metal piece. They are typically used for scraping and cutting. Conventional blade dispensers require the user to catch a small protruding portion of the blade with the edge of a finger or fingernail, and push the blade slightly out through a slot in the front of the dispenser. Typically, at this point the blade to be dispensed is slightly extended sideways from the dispe...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D83/10
CPCB65D83/10
Inventor VAN DEURSEN, GARY E.
Owner AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CO