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A medical seal dispenser having a container molded of plastic and having clamshell portions hinged together. The clamshell portions of the container can be locked together when in a closed position. One clamshell portion includes a core holder for holding a roll of foil-type medical seals removably

A medical seal dispenser having a container molded of plastic and having clamshell portions hinged together. The clamshell portions of the container can be locked together when in a closed position. One clamshell portion includes a core holder for holding a roll of foil-type medical seals removably attached to a carrier strip. During dispensing of a medical seal, the carrier strip is pulled so that it is unrolled from the roll and is routed over an exit hump of the dispenser. The exit hump imparts a curl to the metal foil seal that is opposite that which was incurred when rolled on the roll, thereby straightening the foil seal.

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1. A dispenser for dispensing seals removably attached to a carrier strip wound on a core, said dispenser comprising: a roll of said seals wound around said core, and each said seal including a foil layer that assumes a first arc shape when wrapped around said core;said dispenser formed as a clamshe

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A dispenser for dispensing seals removably attached to a carrier strip wound on a core, said dispenser comprising: a roll of said seals wound around said core, and each said seal including a foil layer that assumes a first arc shape when wrapped around said core;said dispenser formed as a clamshell having two hinged cover halves, and said clamshell dispenser having a core holder on which said roll of seals is placed so that said roll of seals and said core can be rotated for dispensing said seals;said clamshell having at least first and second adjacent corners, and said cover halves are each formed with a respective trough therein that extend from adjacent said first corner more than half way around said roll of seals to a location adjacent said second corner, whereby said core holder is at least partially encircled by the troughs of said cover halves, the trough of one cover half is adjacent the trough of the other cover half when the clamshell is closed;one said trough terminates in a portion of an exit hump, and the other said trough terminates in another portion of said exit hump so that when said trough portions are adjacent each other said exit hump portions are adjacent each other to provide a full exit hump;plural male and female snap locking members located in the troughs of said cover halves, whereby when the cover halves are hinged together the male and female snap locking members engage with each other and lock the cover halves of the clamshell dispenser together;an exit opening in said clamshell dispenser through which said carrier strip and seals protrude so that said carrier strip is available for pulling by a user of the clamshell dispenser; andsaid carrier strip is routed over said full exit hump when pulled by the user to dispense one or more seals, said full exit hump positioned to form a second arc shape in the foil layer of the seal, in a direction opposite the first arc shape. 2. The seal dispenser of claim 1, further including a spine that extends between said first and second corners, said spine connects said cover halves together via respective hinges, and said first and second troughs do not extend along a central portion of said spine between said first and second corners. 3. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein said full exit hump is positioned adjacent the exit opening in said clamshell dispenser. 4. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein said full exit hump is positioned so that during dispensing of said seals, the carrier strip engages the curved surface of said full exit hump. 5. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein said clamshell dispenser is formed of a thin plastic material, and the portions of said full exit hump are also formed of said thin plastic material. 6. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein said clamshell cover halves are hinged together along a side of said clamshell dispenser, and said clamshell dispenser is formed in substantially a square shape with respective said snap locking male and female members located at each corner of four corner to keep the cover halves of the clamshell dispenser closed against each other. 7. The seal dispenser of claim 6, wherein said clamshell is formed with four linear sides forming said square shape, and one said side of said clamshell forming a spine, and each said clamshell cover is pivoted about the spine by a respective hinge. 8. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein one said male and female snap lock members are partially surrounded by a respective said exit hump portion so that when snap locked together said full exit hump remains clamped together. 9. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein said core holder has collapsible speed bumps formed around a peripheral edge thereof to effectively increase a diameter of said core holder and increase a rolling friction of a roll of seals inserted on said core holder, and when one or more speed bumps are manually collapsed by a user of the clamshell dispenser, the collapsed speed bumps remain collapsed, whereby the effective diameter of said core holder is decreased to thereby decrease the rolling friction of the roll of seals. 10. The seal dispenser of claim 7, wherein said dispenser is constructed so that the carrier strip is unwound from said roll toward said spine, is routed over said full exit hump and exits said clamshell dispenser at said exit opening in a corner of said dispenser. 11. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein said clamshell dispenser is constructed with a first cover half formed with a stepped said core holder having a first diameter part for receiving thereon the core of said roll of seals, and wherein said stepped core holder further includes a second diameter part, said second diameter part having a smaller diameter than the first diameter part, and wherein a second cover half of said clamshell dispenser includes a member, said second diameter part and said member forming male and female members so that said male member is received in said female member. 12. The seal dispenser of claim 11, wherein said male and female core holder members frictionally engage each other to hold respective center portions of said clamshell dispenser halves together. 13. The seal dispenser of claim 1, wherein an end of each said trough terminates adjacent a side of said clamshell dispenser equipped with a hinge. 14. A dispenser for dispensing seals removably attached to a carrier strip wound as a roll on a core, said dispenser comprising: a clamshell formed from a sheet of plastic to define a first cover, a second cover and a spine where the first cover is hinged to the spine with a first hinge and the second cover is hinged to the spine with a second hinge so that said first and second covers are movable between an open position and a closed position;said spine defining a side edge of said dispenser between a first corner and a second corner, said spine having one end terminating at said first corner of said clamshell, and further including an exit opening adjacent said first corner so that the carrier strip and said seals can exit the clamshell through the exit opening;a first trough formed into an outer surface of said first cover, said first trough formed inwardly from the outer surface of said first cover toward an internal portion of said clamshell, then laterally parallel to the outer surface of said first cover, and then formed upwardly toward the outer surface of said first cover;a second trough formed into an outer surface of said second cover, said second trough formed inwardly from the outer surface of said second cover toward the internal portion of said clamshell, then laterally parallel to the outer surface of said second cover, and then formed upwardly toward the outer surface of said second cover;said first and second trough having complementary shapes to encircle a majority of a circumference of the roll of seals, but said first and second troughs do not extend along a central length of said spine between said first and second corners, and said first and second troughs engaging each other in a manner to frictionally clamp the first and second troughs together;at least one snap locking male and female member for clamping said first and second covers of the clamshell in the closed position;a roll of said seals wound around said core, and each said seal including a metal foil layer;said dispenser having a core holder on which said roll of seals is placed so that said roll of seals and said core can be rotated for dispensing said seals; andan exit hump located adjacent said first corner and over which said carrier strip is routed when pulled by the user to dispense one or more seals. 15. The seal dispenser of claim 14, wherein the metal foil layer of the seal assumes a first arc shape when wrapped around said core, and wherein said exit hump is formed with a curvature to remove the first arc shape and straighten the seal that is dispensed. 16. The seal dispenser of claim 14, wherein said exit hump is formed with a curvature that partially encircles one said snap locking male and female member. 17. The seal dispenser of claim 14, wherein said exit hump is constructed in two portions, one exit hump portion formed integral with said first cover, and another exit hump portion formed integral with said second cover, whereby when the first and second covers are hinged to the closed position, said exit hump portions are adjacent each other. 18. The seal dispenser of claim 14, wherein said core holder is formed as two hub parts, a first hub part is formed integral with said first cover, and and a second hub part formed integral with said second cover, and said first and second hub parts are frictionally engaged together, the core of the roll of seals is supported by and is in contact with both said first and second hub parts. 19. A dispenser for dispensing seals removably attached to a carrier strip wound on a core, said dispenser comprising: a clamshell formed from a sheet of plastic, said clamshell having four linear sides and four corners, and said clamshell having a first cover and a second cover that are hinged together and movable between an open position and a closed position;four separate snap locking male and female members, each located at a respective corner of said clamshell for snap locking said first and second covers in the closed position;a roll of said seals wound around said core, and each said seal including a metal foil layer that assumes a first arc shape when wrapped around said core;said dispenser having a core holder on which said roll of seals is placed so that said roll of seals and said core can be rotated for dispensing said seals;an exit opening formed in one said corner of said dispenser through which said carrier strip and seals protrude so that said carrier strip is available for pulling by a user of the dispenser; anda curved exit hump over which said carrier strip is routed when pulled by the user to dispense one or more seals, said exit hump positioned to form a second arc shape in the foil layer of the seal, in a direction opposite the first arc shape, said exit hump is constructed in two portions, one exit hump portion formed integral with said first cover, and another exit hump portion formed integral with said second cover, whereby when the first and second cover portions are hinged to the closed position, said exit hump portions are adjacent each other, and one said snap lock male and female member is partially encircled by a curvature of said exit hump portions to snap lock together said exit hump portions. 20. The seal dispenser of claim 19, wherein said dispenser is constructed to dispense sterile seals that are straightened and do not separate from the carrier strip when pulled from the dispenser.