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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Trecia Ann Webb, Crown Point, IN (US);
Jacob David Webb, Crown Point, IN (US);
Trecia Ann Webb, Crown Point, IN (US);
Jacob David Webb, Crown Point, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A cotton dispenser includes a spool configured to receive a cotton strand thereabout and that rotates when the cotton strand is unwound therefrom. The dispenser includes a feed assembly downstream from the spool configured to receive an end of the cotton strand and unwind it from the spool when actuated. A cutting assembly is downstream from the feed assembly and configured to receive the cotton strand from the feed assembly. The cutting assembly includes a blade movable from a retracted configuration not in contact with the cotton strand and an activated configuration that severs the received cotton strand. The cotton dispenser includes a discharge chute in operative communication with the cutting assembly for guiding severed cotton portions to an outlet opening. A first input switch is electrically configured to actuate the feeding assembly so long as the input button is depressed and to actuate the cutting assembly when released.