CA1284786C - Dispenser package for a coreless roll of severable sheet material and method of dispensing - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The invention as disclosed provides a dispensing package or container having one or more dispensing orifices disposed in any convenient face of the container, and the periphery of the orifice defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area. A coreless continuous roll of severable sheet material (e.g. paper or plastic material) comprised of a plurality of individual, severable sheet members defined by transverse pre-weakened regions adapted to permit unit separation of said members, is disposed in the dispensing container. One end of the roll is located adjacent said orifice so that the innermost sheet member of the roll can be comparatively easily pulled through the broad area of said orifice and severed from said roll at the pre-weakened region with the aid of resistance between a succeeding member and the periphery of the comparatively narrow area of said orifice. In one embodiment of the invention the dispensing orifice is positioned in a wall of the dispensing package which is parallel to the axis line of the wound continuous roll, and the orifice can be of almost any configuration accommodating dispensing of the sheet material from the center of the winding.

Description

~28~36 DISPENSER PACKAGE FOR A COR~LESS ROLL OF SEVERABLE
S~E~T ~IAT~RIAL AND ~'LHOD OF VISP'~I~SI~

This invention relates generally to material dispensers and is more particularly concerned with a novel dlspenser package for a coreless roll of severable sheet material.
~ ispensers for rolled-up materials such as paper and the like are known. These dispensers suffer from certain drawbacks.
'l'hey are normally employed to dispense a material which either requires an expensive device to at least assist in the separation of the paper mater,ial from the roll or which requires the employment of two hands by the user to sever the paper from the roll. Also, known dispensers are designed for use in one particular position which gives no flexibility concerning certain use environments.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome these drawbacks and to provide a dispenser which is simple and inexpensive and from which it is possible to draw and separate the severable material from a position best suited to the particular use environment.
In a first embodiment of the present invention a dispensing package or container is provided having at least one dispensing orifice disposed in any convenient face of ~he container, the periphery of said orifice defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area. A coreless continuous roll of severable sheet material is disposed in the dispensing container, said roll having an end portion located adjacent said orifice so that the innermost sheet member of said roll can be comparatively easily pulled through said broad area of said orifice and severed from said roll at said pre-weakened region with the aid of resistance between a succeeding member and the periphery of said comparatively small area. Advantageously~ the .

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orifice has a comparatively broad region and at least one ~lot or slit therein with the slot or slit characterlzed by having parallel 0ides and a perpendicular end wall.
In a seaond embodiment of the present inv~ntion the dispensing orifice is positioned in a wal} o~ th~ di~pensiny package which is parallel to the axis line of the wound continuous roll. In this instance, the orifice configuration aan be practically any shape accommodating dispensing of the shee~
material from the csnter of the winding. The coreless winding is of such a shape and size so as to prevent rotation thereof within said container and be adapted to permit pay-out of the innermost sheet through said orifice. The present invention is also directed to the method of dispensing severable sheet material using the dispenser package.
More specifically, the first embodiment of the present invention relates to a dispensing package comprising in combination:
(a) a dispensing container including a plurality of dispensing orifices, each being disposed in a different face of the container, thereby providing selectivity to dispensing the contents from the container through said orifice, the periphery of said orifices defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area; and (b) positioned within said container, a coreless, continuous roll of severable sheet members, said roll being dimensioned relative to said container to prevent its rotation within said container, said sheet members being defined by ~ransverse pre-weakened regions adapted to permit unit separation of said sheet members, said roll having an end portion located adjacent said orifices so that the innermost sheet member of said roll is positioned so as to be comparatively easily payed out from the center of said roll and pulled through said broad area of said orifices and severed from said roll at said pre-weakened D

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This is accomplished by drawing the severable sheet member or members through the comparatively broad area of the orifice to a point past the pre-weakened region, laterally moving the member and exerting sufficient force to sever the member at its pre-weakened region.

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While an~ severable ma~erlal can be employed ln the dispenser package disclosed herein, in a preferred dispensing package the severable sheet members are thermoplastic bags. The bags can be connected and severable at transverse perforations between bags.
Concerning the comparatively narrow area of the dispenser orifice, it is essential to this embodiment of the present invention that this area be of a dimension so that as one of the severable sheets is drawn laterally into it, the periphery of the area will gather or clench the sheet material an~ cause a relatively high drag resistance in relation thereto. This arrangement and relationship will permit the resistance to overcome or assist in ovecoming the strength of the pre-weakened regions between severable members thereby separating one severable ~ember from the next.
While the dispensing orifice of ~his embodi~ent will always have one comparatively large area, it is to be understood that in assoclation therewith there can be one or a plurality of comparatively narrow areas so that the user will have the choice of one or several directions in which to move the severable sheets into the severing narrow area or areas. The contemplated orifice may have included in association therewith a removable closure. This removable closure may cover the orifice or be an integral part thereof, which may be removed prior to dispensing of the members.
l~he dispenser may have one or several orifices located adjacent to the end of the coreless roll of severable material.
Advantageously, the periphery of the orifice defines a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area defined by a slot having two parallel sides. 'lhe slot is adapted f or accommodating some of said severable sheet material gathered or roped therein for severance from sàid winding. ~n this version of the dispenser package the dispensing orifice can be in any wall of the dispenser container~ It has been found that an orifice having a comparatively large area, which mer3es into a slot having parallel sides, is ideal for ~L284~86 dispense-severing broad sheet material. '~he shee~ ma~Prial ~8 dispensed from the center of the winding through the orifice to a point just beyond ~he perforations o~ tlle shee~. Then the ga~h~red bag is forced into the slot and the perforation connection Ls subjected to a sudden snapping force which separates the sheet from the winding. It is important to the successful operation of the dispenser that the slot of the orifice have parallel sides and that these sides terminate in a wall which is at right angles to the parallel sides. lhe wall or side which is at right angles to the parallel sides will vary in length depending upon the overall dimensions of the material being dispensed, including its gauge. In the case of ultra-thin thermoplastic film in bag form, this dimension is quite small. For material of thicker gauge and larger lateral dimensions, this wall will be correspondingly longer. In this regard, it has been found that for ultra-thin thermoplastic film a slit with parallel sides will function equivalently to a slot with a definite wali at right angles thereto. In all instances, it is preferred that the orifice have two slits or slots in order to give the user the option of severing the sheet material in more than one direction. It is preferred that when employing two slits or two slots that they be diametrically opposed.
The second embodiment of the present invention also relates to a dispenser package or container comprising in combination a dispensing container having therein a coreless convoluted winding of severable sheet m~terial.
According to this embodiment, the package or container has at least one dispensing orifice which is disposed in a wall thereof which is parallel to the axis line of said coreless winding. The orifice is positioned in said wall so as to be accessably adjacent the innermost sheet of said winding and is adapted for dispensing the innermost sheet from said winding therethrough.
The corelPss convoluted winding is of such a shape and size so as to prevent rotation thereof within said container and is - ~2~34~86 adapted to permit pay-out of the innermost sheet through said orifice.
lhe coreless winding contemplated in this dispenser pacl~age has a comparatively large diameter and a comparatively small diameter in the same plane, which, in combination with the container housing the same, prevents rotation of said winding in said container. In addition, the coreless region of said windill~ ls of sucn a si~e and shape so as to permit pay-o~lt o~ the lnnermo~t sheet through said orifice.
By positioning the orlfice in a wall of the dispenser which is parallel to the axis line of the material win~ing, and by dispensing the material from the center of the windin~, an ideal arrangement is obtained for snap-severing the sheet material from the winding while leaving a small portion of the ne~t sheet conveniently extended for dispense-severing of the next sbeet. For accomplishing this, it is preferred that the oriEice is comparatively narrow in relation to the sheet material in its extended width and length.
Although the orifice in this embodiment can be of practically any shape, advantageously, the periphery of the orifice shape defines a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area. Thus, it is to be understood that the container may have a single orifice therein, which has a broad area merging to a single comparatively narrow area or the container may have a single orifice which has one broad area and more than a single comparatively narrow area therein. On the other hand, the container may have more than a single orifice each of which may have a single comparatively narrow area therein or more than a single comparatively narrow area therein. The orifices may initially be closed by a removable closure such as tape or a perforation in the container may define the orifice, In the latter instance, the perforated regioTI will be removed by the user to define tbe orifice .. . .

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- 5a -The present invention further provides a method for dispensing severable sheet material comprising providing a dispensing container including a plurality of orifices disposed therein, the periphery of said orifices defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at leas-t one comparatively narrow area;
positioning within said container, a coreless, con-tinuous roll of severable sheet material comprised of a plurality of individual severable sheet members, said members being defined by transverse pre-weakened regions adapted to permit unit separation of said members, said roll being dimensioned relative to said container to pre-vent its rotation within said container and being position-ed so that an end portion thereof is located adjacent~said orifice so that the innermost sheet member of said roll is positioned so as to be comparatively easily and selectively passed through said broad area of said orifices;
passing said innermost sheet member from the center of the roll through said broad area to a point just beyond said pre-weakened region; and moving said sheet member into said comparatively narrow area of said orifice with a force causing separation of said sheet at said pre-weakened region.
The present invention will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

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r`igure l shows a perspective view of a coreless roll of severable sheet material in partially unrolled condition;
Figure ~ is a perspective view of a dispenser accardin~ to the invention containing a coreless roll of severable material Figure 3 sllows a perspective view of a dispenser according to the present invention containing a corele~s roll of severable material and showing a yreferred orifice shape with bags ~ein~
dispensed therethrough;
Figure 4 shows line drawings of variant orifices which may be used in the dispensing package of the present invention;
Figure 5 shows a perspective view of another dispenser package according to the present invention and showing preferred orifice shapes with thermoplastic filM bags being dispensed through one of the orifices; and Figure 6 is a perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention containing a coreless roll of severable material with one version and location of the dispenser orifices.

There can be seen in Figure l a coreless roll of thermoplastic film bags 10, each bag 12 having a bottom seal 14 and adjacent thereto a line of perforations l~ through the bag layers which will constitute the bag mouth opening 18, on severance thereof.
Figure ~ shows one preferred form 20 of the dispenser package of the present invention. This dispenser comprises a box 22 made of any suitable material and formed of rectangular sides. l'he box contains a coreless roll of severable material lO, shown in ghost lines, and of the type depicted in Figure l. One end of the coreless roll is shown to be adjacent to orifices 24. The periphery of the orifices define a comparatively broad area 26 which merges into a comparatively narrow area 2~.
Pigure 3 illustrates the dispensing package of Figure 2 as it is being employed during the dispensing of individual bags. In operation the user either reaches in through comparatively broad area ~ of orifice 24 and pulls an individual bag member 12 through D

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the broad area to a point beyond perforated region 16 or the user opens a cover in box 2~ and starts an individual bag tllrough the orifice. When a bag is desired, individual ba~ member 1~ ls extended through area ~ to a point just beyond perforation reglon lb and laterally moved into comparaeively narrow area ~8 so that bag member 12 is gathered within 28 causing drag resistance and permitting easy severance of the bag from the perforated region.
Figure 4 illustrates six alternative orifice structures which can be employed in one or more end regions of the dispensing package. The common denominator of all of these orifice structures is the fact that they all have one or more comparatively narrow area for gathering a sheet member drawn from the coreless center of a roll through the comparatively broad area or region of the orifice.
These orifices obviously are only for purposes of illustration and the intent is to include any orifice structure which employs the concept of a broad dispensing area having in association therewith a comparatively narrow, gathering area, permitting severance of the separable sheet material from the remainder of the roll.
Preferred dispensing packages can employ a simple container of any cross-sectional shape which will hold a coreless wound roll of severable sheet material. The roll need not be confined in a circle, but can and usually will assume the shape of an oval or ellipse in cross-section. Lt is to be understood that the dispensing container can be made of any material, cardboard, stiff paperJ plas~ic, film, so long as the orifice structure can withstand the force necessary to sever an individual sheet from the roll, A contemplated product for dispensing in the manner defined is a roll of so-called wet bags' of the type employed in a supermarket to contain a product which, because of refrigeration9 will produce condensate o~ the exterior thereof which could otherwise undeslr~bly come into contact with other purchased items or a paper grocery sack. These bags also are e~ployed to contain frozen items such as ice cream, frozen fruit, etc. Such bags are of extremely thin gauge, i.e., anywhere from about .~ to about .8 mil ,~ "

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and are formed from a gussetted or ungussetted tube of polyethylene film. The bags are formed from such a tube by causing transverSe seals to be impressed at spaced regions in the tube to form ba~
bottoms. Closely adjacent to each seal is a pre-weakened or perforated line permitting unit separation of said bags? whicl simultaneously form the bag opening of each unit. These bags, fashioned in a coreless roll of a plurality thereof can, with the aid of the described dispensing package, be easily dispensed from the center of the roll with very little resistance. Thereafter the bag is moved into the gathering region of the orifice for bag separation.
It is to be understood that bags of any gauge and size, e.g., waste, trash, garbage, etc., can be employed with a similar dispensing container designed to withstand the forces necessary to cause severance of the selected gauge product.
When the coreless roll of items are bags, it is not important or in any way critical to the invention how or in what relationship each bag is associated with one another. They may be severably associated, top-to-bottom, top-to-top and bottom-to-bottom, side-to-side, etc.
It is also to be understood that the dispensing package of the present inventior can be employed for certain paper or foil products fashioned in a coreless roll. For example, ordinary toilet tissue is fashioned with a central heavy cardboard core about which the toi~et tissue is convolutely wound. This is to permit the toilet tissue to be dispensed from the periphery of the roll by tearin~ across pre-weakened, perforated regions while the roll is rotatable from a central axle. In accordance with the present invention, ordinary toilet tissue can be rolled without a core and dispensed from the center of the roll through a dispensing container of the type described herein.
In the dispensing of one or more members of the coreless roll, and in order to assist the user, indicia of some type can be printed or impressed into the surface of the severable material ~3 ~34q8~

which will show the user that the perforated or pre-weakened regio~
has extended beyond the comparatively narrow gathering area ~or severance of the sheet material. This will avoid an a~temp~ a~
severing a bag or sheet before the pre-weakene~ re~ion has been extended beyond the narrow gatherlng area.
Concerning the pre-weakened regions of the coreless roll, a preferred technique is the use of a line of perforations. The frequency of perforationQ should be such as to permit easy unit detachment from the roll without the danger of detaching a unit prematurely so that a succeeding unit would not partially extend from the dispenser. In a preferred pre-weakened region, a cut in the film or bag in line with the line of perforations will facilitate unit detachment. This cut or severance can be from one or both outer edges of each unit extending inwardly some distance to the begilming of the perforations. For example, in a sheet or bag unit 8 inches wide, the cut or cuts would be from about 0.5-1.5 inches in length and in line with the line of perforations which continue across the unit. During dispensing, the cut or slit will tend to cause part of the unit to drag or resist passage through the narrow region of the orifice with the result that detachment will be facilitated.
Figure 5 illustrates another dispenser package within the scope of the present invention. In this illustration, line 32 shows the orientation of a winding 10 in relation to box 22 in dispenser package 30. In operation, the user either reaches in through comparatively broad area of orifice 24 and pulls an individual bag member 12 through the broad area to a point beyond perforated region 16 or the user opens a cover in box 22 and starts an individual bag through the orifice from the center of the winding, When a bag is desired, individual bag member 12 is extended through area 26 to a point just beyond perforation region 16 and laterally moved into comparativelY narrow area 28 so that bag member 12 is gathered or roped within 28 causing drag resistance and permitting easy severance of the bag from the perforated region. This Figure also ~284786 iliustrates an alternative orifice 24 having broad region ~ and comparatively narrow area 28 therein. This would permit the user either to lay the dispenser on its broad side or stand lt on cnd or use depending upon environmental limitations.
Figure 6 shows one preferred form ~ oE tlle dispenser package of the present invention. This dispenser comprises a box 22 made of any suitable material and formed of rectangular sides. The box contains a coreless roll of severable material 10, shown in ghost lines, of the type depicted in Figure l. The axis line 21 shows the orientation of the convoluted winding 10 in relation to the box ~. Orifices ~4 are depicted as being in dispenser walls which are parallel to the axis line 21 of the winding 10. The periphery of the orifices ~4 define a comparatively broad area 26 which preferably merges into a comparatively narrow area 28. In its broadest sense, the invention illustrated in Figure 2 is not limited as to the particular configuration of the orifice so long as the orifice or orifices are located in a container wall which is parallel to the axis of the coreless winding 10 and the severable sheet material is dispensed from the center of the roll and thence through the orifice for severance.
The convoluted winding illustrated in Figure l will be seen to have generally two size diameters in a plane at right angles to the axis line of the winding. One diameter is comparatively large and the other diameter is comparatively small in relation thereto.
This configuration gives the structure an oblong shape which, when placed inside of a container of complementary configuration, prevents the winding from rotating therein. Thus, the sheet materi;~l can only be dispensed from the center of the winding. To accommodatethis the winding has a central void sufficient to accommodate easy pay-out of the innermost material.
As indicated above, the present invention has two embodiments. In the first embodiment of the presenc invention, the dispensing orifice can be in any convenient face of the container, but it mus~ have a particular configuration, i.e., the periphery of 7~

the orifice defines a broad area which merges into at least one comparati~ely narrow area. These configurations are lllustrated in Figures ~ to 6 of the present application. In Figures 5 and 6, the orifices are in walls parallel to the axis line of the winding whereas, in Figure ~, one orifice is in a wall which i9 perpendicular to the axis line Zl of the winding and the other orifice is in a wall parallel ~o the axis line of the wlnding, Advantageously, the orifice 24 has a comparatively broad region 26 and at least one slot or slit 28 therein. The slot or slit is characteri~ed by having parallel sides 29 (see, for example, Figure 4, orifices "b" and "f") and a perpendicular wall or side 32.
Orifice "f" illustrates a circular orifice having diametrically opposed slots ~8. Orifice "b" illustrates a triangular orifice having the broad region 26 and three slots 28, each of which have parallel sides terminating in a wall 32 at right angles thereto.
In the second embodiment, it is preferred to position the dispensing orifice in a wall of the dispenser which is parallel to the axis line of the winding. In this instance, the orifice configuration can be of practically any shape accommodating dispensing of the sheet material from the center of the winding. It is preferred, however, that the orifice have a comparatively large or broad area merging into a comparatively narrow area. This permits the product to be dispensed, to be gathered in the narrow area and with a sharp snapping motion sever the product at a pre-weakened region.
~ s indicated above, Figure 2 illustrates a convoluted winding of sheet material, ~or example, plastic bags, each separated by a perforated tear-off region. The coreless winding of this package shows the axis line of the winding perpendicular to the orifice 2~. This dispenser package 20 would be employed for bags of a dimension larger than the so-called "wet bags". This dispenser package 20 would be appropriate for plastic bags which are liners for waste baskets or other refuse or garbage containers. Because of their broader lateral dimensions the orifice can be lined up 1~8~78~

somewhat axially with the axis line of the winding and the slot 2~
can be of a dimension which will accommodate such a ba~ in its roped condition. One skilled in the art will have no ~ifficulty in correlating the width of the slot with the roped dimension of such a bag. The roped bag should fit somewhat snugly within the slot so that a snapping a~tion will sever the bag or product at its perforation point.
Preferred dispensing packages can employ a simple container of any cross-sectional shape which will hold a coreless convoluted winding of severable sheet material. The winding, because of its flexibility, usually will assume the shape of an oval or éllipse in cross-section. It is to be understood that the dispensing container can be made of any material, cardboard, stiff paper, plastic, etc., so long as the orifice structure can withstand the force necessary to sever an individual sheet from the winding. The sheet material can range widely in gauge, for example, from about 0.2 to about 4 mils in thickness. Bags formed therefrom can be gusseted or ungusseted. The bags are formed fro~ a tube by causing transverse seals to be impressed at space regions in the tube to form bag bottoms. Closely adjacent to each seal is a pre-wea~ened or perforated line permitting unit separation of said bags, which simultaneously form the bag opening of each unit. These bags, fashioned into a coreless winding of a plurality thereof can, with the aid of the described orifice be easily dispensed from the center of the roll with very little resistance. Thereafter, the bag is moved into the gathering slot region of the orifice for bag separation.
A method for dispensing severable sheet material within the scope of the present invention comprises providing a dispensing container including therein a coreless convoluted winding of sheet materialj providing at least one orifice in a wall of the container which is at least generally parailel to the axis line of the winding, said orifice being adapted for dispensing the innermos~
sheet from said winding therethrough; said sheet material comprising ,^~ ~

~Z84786 a plurality of individually severable sheet members, said members being defined by transverse pre-weakened regions, said windlng be:Lng positioned within said container so that it calmot rotate therein and wherein an end portion thereof is located adjacent said orifice so that the i~nermost sheet member is positioned so as to be comparatively easily passed there~hrough; passing sald innermost sheet member through sald oriEice to a point beyond sald pre-weakened region; ànd pulling sald member with a sudden force sufficient to cause separation of said sheet at said pre-weakened region.
Another method for dispensing severable sheet material employing the slotted orifice disclosed herein comprises providing a dispensing container including therein a coreless convoluted winding of sheet materialj providing at least one orifice in a wall of the container for dispensing therethrough, the periphery of said orifice defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area defined by a slot having two parallel sides, said slot being adapted for accommodating some of said severable sheet material gathered or roped therein for severance from said winding; said sheet material comprising a plurality of individually severable sheet members, said members being defined by transverse pre-weakened regions, said winding being positioned within said container so that it cannot rotate therein, and an end portion thereof is located adjacent said orifice so that the innermost sheet member is positioned so as to be comparatively easily passed therethroughj passing said innermost sheet member through said orifice to a point just beyond said pre-weakened region, moving said sheet member into said slot and pulling said member with a sudden force sufficient to cause separation of said sheet at said pre-weakened region.
When the coreless roll of items are bags, it is not important or in any way critical to the invention how or in what relationship each bag is associated with one another. They may be severably associated, top-to-bottom, top-to-top, and - -~284~86 bottom-to-bottom, side-to-side, etc. lt is also to be understood that the dispensing package of the present invention can be employed for certain paper or foll products fashioned in a coreless windinO.
ror example, ordinary toilet tissue is fashioned with a central heavy cardboar~ core about whicll the toLlet tissue is convolutely wound. ~his is to permit the toilet tissue to be dispensed from the periphery of the roll by tearing across pre-weakened, perforated regions while the roll is rotatable from a central axle. In accordance with the present invention, ordinary toilet tissue can be rolled without a core and dispensed from the center of the roll through a dispensing containe.r of the type described herein.

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Claims (17)

1. A dispensing package comprising in combination:
(a) a dispensing container including a plurality of dispensing orifices, each being disposed in a different face of the container, thereby providing selectivity in dispensing the contents from the container through said orifice, the periphery of said orifices defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area; and (b) positioned within said container, a coreless, con-tinuous roll of severable sheet members, said roll being dimensioned relative to said container to prevent its rotation within said container, said sheet members being defined by transverse pre-weakened regions adapted to permit unit separa-tion of said sheet members, said roll having an end portion located adjacent said orifices so that the innermost sheet member of said roll is positioned so as to be comparatively easily payed out from the center of said roll and pulled through said broad area of said orifices and severed from said roll at said pre-weakened region at least with the aid of resistance between a succeeding sheet member and the periphery of said comparatively narrow area, said comparatively narrow area being dimensioned so that when a dispensed sheet member is moved laterally thereto from said comparatively broad area, substan-tial gathering of said sheet member will be effected so as to at least contribute to dispensing resistance and facilitate severance at said pre-weakened region.

2. The dispensing package of claim 1 wherein said pre-weakened regions comprise a line of perforations.

3. The dispensing package of claim 2 wherein said continuous roll of severable sheet member has a cut or severance there-through extending inwardly from one or both sheet edges and in line with said line of perforations.

4. The dispensing package of claim 3 wherein said cut or severance is of such a length as to cause a drag or resistance when a sheet member from said roll passes through said compara-tively narrow area.

5. The dispensing package of claim 1 wherein the sheet members are connected to each other in top-to-bottom relationship and pre-weakened at their junctures for facilitating the separation of sheet members from the roll.

6. The dispensing package of claim 1 wherein said sheet members are of thermoplastic film of comparatively thin or thick gauge.

7. The dispensing package of claim 1 wherein the severable sheet members comprise a plurality of individually severable thermoplastic bag members.

8. The dispensing package of claim 1 wherein the periphery of said orifice defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area is defined by a slot having two parallel sides and a side perpendicular thereto, said slot adapted for accommodating some of said severable sheet material gathered or roped therein for severance from said coreless roll.

9. The dispenser of claim 8 wherein the length of the perpen-dicular side is related proportionately to the gauge of said sheet material and the same in gathered form.

10. The dispenser of claim 9 wherein said coreless roll has a comparatively large diameter and a comparatively small dia-meter in the same plane which, in combination with said container, prevents rotation of said roll in said container, the coreless region of said roll being of such a size and shape so as to permit pay-out of the innermost sheet through said orifice.

11. The dispenser package of claim 1 wherein the plurality of dispensing orifices are disposed in the walls thereof which are both parallel and perpendicular to the axis line of said coreless roll, said orifices being positioned in said wall so as to be accessively adjacent the innermost sheet of said roll and adapted for dispensing the innermost sheet from said roll therethrough.

12. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said severable sheet members are a thermoplastic material, a thermoplastic bag, a roll of plastic bags, paper or a metal foil.

13. The dispenser of claim 12 wherein said severable sheet members are thermoplastic bays, and said bags are connected and severable at transverse perforations between the bags.

14. The dispenser package of claim 1 wherein said orifices include a removable closure in association therewith.

15. A method for dispensing severable sheet material comprising providing a dispensing container including a plurality of orifices disposed therein, the periphery of said orifices defining a comparatively broad area which merges into at least one comparatively narrow area;
positioning within said container, a coreless, continuous roll of severable sheet material comprised of a plurality of individual severable sheet members, said members being defined by transverse pre-weakened regions adapted to permit unit separation of said members, said roll being dimensioned relative to said container to prevent its rotation within said container and being positioned so that an end portion thereof is located adjacent said orifice so that the innermost sheet member of said roll is positioned so as to be comparatively easily and selectively passed through said broad area of said orifices;
passing said innermost sheet member from the center of the roll through said broad area to a point just beyond said pre-weakened region; and moving said sheet member into said comparatively narrow area of said orifice with a force causing separation of said sheet at said pre-weakened region.

16. The method for dispensing severable sheet material of claim 15 wherein each of said plurality of orifices are disposed in walls of the container which are at least generally both parallel and perpendicular to the axis line of the roll.

17. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the container and the coreless roll have a rectangular configuration.