Product dispenser
US5014949A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F5/0823
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Cards of the type having products encapsulated thereon are supported on a dispenser. A mounting section mounts the dispenser to a mounting surface and the cards are supported on a supporting section of the dispenser via engagement thereof by an aperture in the cards. A connecting section of the dispenser extends from the supporting section to the dispensing section and is shaped so that the dispensing section extends outwardly from and above the supporting section. The geometry of the connecting section and the position of the aperture are such that the product card must be discreetly manipulated from the supporting section to the dispensing section via the connecting section for removal from the dispenser, whereby unauthorized removal or pilfering of product cards from the dispenser is inhibited, as is malicious removal or inadvertent displacement of the cards therefrom.
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