ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,686, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Wrapex Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Dispensing system and a dispenser" was invented by Jonathan Crowley (Bristol, Great Britain) and Gary Badham (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing system includes a roll comprising a keyed end, a dispenser comprising a housing for receiving the roll, and a mount comprising a roll holder to support the keyed end and a roll support to support an opposing end. The roll holder comprises a frame, a clutch plate, a spindle, and a biasing unit, the clutch plate being disposed adjacent the spindle, and the spindle receives the keyed e...