Container Cover, Dispenser and Method of Use

Abstract

A container cover and dispenser system is disclosed herein. The cover fits over a container and allows a user to access contents through an opening. The cover may include a notch to leave an open section for a user to access the contents. The dispenser may hold a roll of container covers that may be pulled out and individually removed from the roll. The dispenser may include a protrusion to create a tab and notch design on the removed covers to facilitate users' access of the contents.

1 . A film dispenser system comprising:
 a roll, which comprises a film;   a dispenser having
 a housing, 
 a roll holder that supports the roll inside the housing, 
 a channel in the housing through which the film passes, 
 a protrusion extending from an exterior edge of the channel, and 
 a cutting edge along the exterior edge of the channel and on a protruding edge of the protrusion; and 
   wherein, during operation, the film is pulled through the channel and pulled against the cutting edge to cut the film and form a film section having a shape along a forward edge and a trailing edge, wherein the shape comprises a tab on a first edge and a notch on a second edge opposite from the first edge, wherein the cutting edge creates the shape including the tab and the notch.   
     
     
         2 . The film dispenser system of  claim 1 , wherein the film has an adhesive on one surface, wherein the adhesive holds the film section to an exterior surface of a container. 
     
     
         3 . The film dispenser system of  claim 1 , wherein the film has a texture on one surface that grips an exterior surface of a container. 
     
     
         4 . The film dispenser system of  claim 1 , wherein the film section is positioned to seal a container. 
     
     
         5 . The film dispenser system of  claim 4 , wherein during use the film section is repositioned to a position where the notch in the film section extends over an open top of the container and forms an access opening. 
     
     
         6 . The film dispenser system of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a wall that opens to allow access to the roll. 
     
     
         7 . The film dispenser system of  claim 1 , wherein the cutting edge comprises teeth, which are configured to engage the film during operation. 
     
     
         8 . The film dispenser system of  claim 1 , wherein the film comprises at least one of a plastic, a polycarbonate, a silicone, a nylon, a bamboo, a chitin and a bioplastic. 
     
     
         9 . A method of covering a container comprising:
 pulling a container cover from a dispenser, which includes a roll of a film and a cutting edge that includes a protruding section;   moving the film against the cutting edge until the container cover is cut from the roll of the film, wherein the cutting edge of the dispenser causes the container cover to include a notch on one side of the container cover and a tab on an opposite side of the container cover;   placing the container cover over an open top of a container; and   sealing the outer edges of the container cover to the container.   
     
     
         10 . The method of covering a container of  claim 9 , wherein the container cover is configured for a user to reposition the notch to extend over the open top of the container to form an access opening. 
     
     
         11 . The method of covering a container of  claim 9 , wherein the cutting edge comprises teeth, which are configured to engage the container cover during operation at a substantially concurrent time. 
     
     
         12 . The method of covering a container of  claim 9 , wherein the cutting edge is above a channel, wherein the step of cutting the container cover from the roll of container covers further comprises moving an extended portion of the roll of container covers upward to cut the container cover using the cutting edge. 
     
     
         13 . The method of covering a container of  claim 9 , wherein the cutting edge is below a channel, wherein the step of cutting the container cover from the roll of container covers further comprises moving an extended portion of the roll of container covers downward to cut the container cover using the cutting edge.