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Granted Patent B2
US 12686580 · App. 18/581,780 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

In-line packing material dispenser

Inventors: Stephenson Nelson (Gurnee, IL); Timothy H. Nelson (Winnetka, IL)
Assignee: ENCORE PACKAGING LLC
B65H16/005B65H16/021B65H16/08B65H2402/443B65H2701/1944
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12686580
App. No.
18/581,780
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A paper dispenser including a face plate with a spout having a conical shape, a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate, a chute connecting the first side wall to the second side wall, the chute, the first side wall, and the second side wall including a decline towards the spout and the face plate is provided. The paper dispenser allows for multiple rolls of packing material to be placed inside and interconnected such that multiple rolls can be used in the dispenser before more rolls of packing material are needed.

Claims (24)

1 . A dispenser comprising:

a face plate including a spout having a conical shape;

a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate and defining a chute therebetween;

a first rail and a second rail disposed within the chute and connected to the face plate and configured to support at least one roll of packing material; and

rollers disposed on the first rail and the second rail.

2 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the first rail and the second rail are telescoping and include at least two nested rail segments.

3 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the chute is sized to fit at least one roll of packing material.

4 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the chute is sized to fit at least two rolls of packing material.

5 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the spout extends from the face plate.

6 . The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the spout is shaped to allow packing material to be pulled therethrough.

7 . The dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of rollers disposed on the first rail and the second rail to aid in rotation of at least one roll of packing material.

8 . The dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a rear stand connected to the first rail and the second rail and configure to provide a decline to bias at least one roll of packing material towards the face plate and the spout.

9 . A method comprising:

depositing at least a first roll of packing material and a second roll of packing material into a packing material dispenser, the packing material dispenser including:

a face plate including a spout having a conical shape;

a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate and defining a chute therebetween;

a first rail and a second rail disposed within the chute and connected to the face plate and configured to support at least the first roll of packing material; and

rollers disposed on the first rail and the second rail;

wherein the first roll of packing material and the second roll of packing material are substantially parallel relative to one another;

interconnecting the first roll of packing material and the second roll of packing material;

pulling a portion of packing material through the spout of the packing material dispenser; and

tearing the portion of the packing material from the packing material dispenser to be placed inside of a package.

10 . The method of claim 9 further comprising:

pulling a final portion of packing material of the first roll through the spout of the packing material dispenser, which pulls a first portion of packing material of the second roll through the spout.