Dispenser with a cutting edge and a method of forming the dispenser

Abstract

A dispenser that includes a first housing in which sheet material is arrangeable and a second housing and a method of forming the same. The first housing is arrangeable within the second housing and includes a cutting edge that is configured to cut a desired length of the sheet material. A spinner can be incorporated into the first housing to aid in the rotation and forward and rearward movement of sheet paper.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dispenser, comprising:
 a first housing;   a cutting edge fixed to the first housing and extending therefrom; and   a second housing, the first housing being arrangeable within the second housing.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing includes a base, a first sidewall extending from a first side of the base, a second sidewall that is spaced from the first sidewall, extending from a second side of the base, a third sidewall extending from a third side of the base, between a first end of the first sidewall and a first end of the second sidewall, a fourth sidewall extending from a fourth side of the base, between a second end of the first sidewall and a second end of the second sidewall, and a top wall, the first sidewall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall defining a cavity therebetween with the top wall configured to extend over the cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser of  claim 2 , wherein a tab extends from the top wall to aid in securing the top wall and sealing the cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser of  claim 2 , wherein the cutting edge extends beyond one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser of  claim 2 , further comprising a wheel rotatably fixed to and extending from one of the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser of  claim 5 , wherein the wheel includes a cylindrical body and a rim at one end of the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser of  claim 5 , wherein the wheel includes a plurality of projections configured to aid in gripping and rotating the wheel. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the second housing includes a base, a first sidewall extending from the base, a second sidewall that is spaced from the first sidewall and extending from the base, a third sidewall extending from the base between a first end of the first sidewall and a first end of the second sidewall to delimit a first end of the second housing and a fourth sidewall extending from the base between a second end of the first sidewall and a second end of the second sidewall to delimit a second end of the second housing, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall defining a cavity that is open at the top of the second housing. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the second housing extend a distance from the base that is further than a distance the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall extend from the base of the second housing. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein one of the third sidewall or the fourth sidewall of the second housing include a concave groove that extends from a top of the third sidewall or the fourth sidewall toward the base of the second housing. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a sheet of tips are fixable to a base of the first housing and, in an assembled state nested between the first housing and the second housing. 
     
     
         12 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , further comprising an enclosure fixed to a base of the first housing that is configured to house sheet paper. 
     
     
         13 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure includes a bottom wall, a top wall that is spaced from the bottom wall, a first sidewall that extends longitudinally between the top wall and the bottom wall, a second sidewall that is spaced from the first sidewall and extends longitudinally between the top wall and the bottom wall and a third sidewall that extends transverse between the first sidewall and the second sidewall to delimit one end of the case, the top wall, the bottom wall and the sidewalls form a cavity with an opening at one end. 
     
     
         14 . A method of forming a dispenser, comprising the following steps:
 providing a first housing having a cutting edge fixed thereto and extending therefrom and a second housing with the first housing;   folding the first housing along fold line to create a first enclosure in which a roll of sheet material is arranged and extends therefrom;   folding the second housing along fold lines to create a second enclosure; and   arranging the first housing within the second housing.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first housing includes a base, a first sidewall extending from a first side of the base, a second sidewall that is spaced from the first sidewall, extending from a second side of the base, a third sidewall extending from a third side of the base, between a first end of the first sidewall and a first end of the second sidewall, a fourth sidewall extending from a fourth side of the base, between a second end of the first sidewall and a second end of the second sidewall, and a top wall, the first sidewall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall defining a cavity therebetween with the top wall configured to extend over the cavity. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising a wheel rotatably fixed to and extending from the first housing. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the wheel includes a cylindrical body and a rim at one end of the cylindrical body to aid in advancing and retracting paper arranged in the first housing. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the second housing includes a base, a first sidewall extending from the base, a second sidewall that is spaced from the first sidewall and extending from the base, a third sidewall extending from the base between a first end of the first sidewall and a first end of the second sidewall to delimit a first end of the second housing and a fourth sidewall extending from the base between a second end of the first sidewall and a second end of the second sidewall to delimit a second end of the second housing, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall defining a cavity that is open at the top of the second housing. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the second housing extend a distance from the base that is further than a distance the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall extend from the base of the second housing. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising one of a sheet of tips fixable to a base of the first housing or an enclosure fixed to a base of the first housing that is configured to house sheet paper.