Thread dispenser
View Patent ↗A thread dispenser for use when installing hair extensions comprised of a base supporting a spool on a vertical spindle. The top of the base has a guide with a catch to hold and guide the thread towards a cutter on top of the base. The cutter includes a cartridge with a replaceable blade. The blade is recessed and exposed through a mouth for safety. The base includes a plurality of needle holding apertures. Optionally included is a drawer in the base and a tension nut holding the spool onto the spindle.
1. A thread dispenser comprised of a base, a guide and a cutter;
an upper surface of the base has a vertical spindle adapted to hold a preselected spool of thread;
the spool of thread rotates on the spindle;
the guide is affixed to the upper surface of the base;
the guide has an eye on an upper end;
the eye has a catch on an inside surface of the eye that holds a dispensed thread without removing the thread from inside the eye;
the cutter contains a blade affixed to a removable cartridge;
the blade is exposed though a mouth on the cutter;
the cutter is affixed to the upper surface of the base and oriented relative to the guide so that the dispensed thread is exposed to the blade;
the upper surface of the base includes a plurality of apertures below a bottom side of the spool of thread dimensioned to hold a preselected needle.
2. The thread dispenser in claim 1 further characterized in that the base has an integral drawer.
3. The thread dispenser in claim 2 further characterized in that the spool of thread is held onto the spindle with a threaded cap.
4. The thread dispenser in claim 1 further characterized in that the spool of thread is held onto the spindle with a threaded cap to selectively apply rotational friction to prevent the spool of thread from free-spooling.