Sprung dispensing tower with resiliently compressible slide guide
US11945642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F1/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a sprung dispensing tower that includes a vertical housing having an open top and an interior dimensioned to receive products in a vertical stacked relationship. The sprung dispensing tower includes a platform within the interior of the vertical housing, the platform having a horizontal component and platform sidewalls depending from the horizontal component in parallel with respective interior sidewalls of the vertical housing, the platform being vertically slideable within the interior of the vertical housing between an uppermost position and a lowermost position. The sprung dispensing tower includes a compressible spring associated with an underside of the platform and biasing the platform towards the uppermost position. The sprung dispensing tower includes a resiliently compressible slide guide affixed to at least a portion of the platform sidewalls and extending laterally towards the interior sidewalls of the vertical housing. The sprung dispensing tower includes at least one air passage below the lowermost position and extending through the vertical housing from the interior to an exterior of the vertical housing.
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