Dispenser assembly for disposable lids
US12116199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D83/0858
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly and method of forming a disposable container lid dispenser assembly and which is constructed to sequentially dispense respective container lids from a stack of container lids housed in the dispenser assembly. The dispenser assembly is generally defined by a tube, a pressure plate assembly and a door assembly. The door assembly is movable relative to the tube to allow loading of the tube with a stack of lids and supports a cover that is moveable relative to a door. The door and cover cooperate with one another to define an extraction gap shaped to allow manual extraction of a discrete lid from the stack of lids contained in the dispenser assembly. A plurality of deflectable projections extend across the extraction gap and operate to ensure separation of discrete lid from the remainder of the stack of lids during each extraction event.
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