System for dispensing cut lengths of a strip of paper contained in a box that dispenses individual cut lengths

Abstract

A dispensing system for dispensing cut lengths of a strip of paper includes a box configured to contain the cut lengths of a strip of paper. The box is made of semi-rigid material that dispenses individual cut lengths through a dispensing slot, the cut lengths of a strip of paper being made up of cut lengths held together by joins, and the dispensing slot being narrower in width than a width of the strip of paper. The box includes a guide means for guiding the strip of paper, the guide means being formed of two wall elements forming a narrow space through which the strip of paper is guided and held in contact with as far as the dispensing slot, the narrow space being formed by folding a panel of the box about a fold line in which the dispensing slot is formed.

1 . A dispensing system for dispensing cut lengths of a strip of paper, the system comprising:
 a box configured to contain the cut lengths of a strip of paper, the box being made of semi-rigid material that dispenses individual cut lengths through a dispensing slot, the cut lengths of a strip of paper being made up of cut lengths held together by joins;   wherein the dispensing slot is narrower in width than a width of the strip of paper;   wherein the box comprises a guide means for guiding the strip of paper, the guide means being formed of two wall elements forming a narrow space through which the strip of paper is guided and held in contact with as far as the dispensing slot, the narrow space being formed by folding a panel of the box about a fold line in which the dispensing slot is formed.   
     
     
         2 . The dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the joins between two adjacent cut lengths are arranged on a first part and on a second part across the width of the strip of paper in such a way that resistance to pulling apart the two adjacent cut lengths is lower on the second part than on the first part, thus forming on the second part a separation initiator at which the cut lengths are encouraged to separate. 
     
     
         3 . The dispensing system according to  claim 2  in which the joins have, on the first part, a first spacing between two adjacent joins and, on the second part, a second spacing between two adjacent joins, the first and second spacings being different from one another. 
     
     
         4 . The dispensing system according to  claim 3  in which the second spacing is equal to the width of the second part. 
     
     
         5 . The dispensing system according to  claim 2  in which the first part extends between one quarter and three quarters of the width of the strip of paper. 
     
     
         6 . The dispensing system according to  claim 2  in which the first part extends over a central part of the strip of paper, leaving a second part on one side of the first part, and a third part on the other side of the first part. 
     
     
         7 . The dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the strip of paper is in the form of a roll. 
     
     
         8 . The dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the strip of paper is concertina-folded. 
     
     
         9 . The dispensing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the two wall elements are arranged in such a way as to guide the strip of paper, which is to be dispensed in the form of cut lengths, over at least 10% of the length of a cut length.