Can dispenser
US5284292A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2571/00808
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In combination, a carton housing at least one row of cylindrical articles stacked on their sides one on top of the other, an end of said carton having a lower section capable of forming a discharge opening that allows for lengthwise removal of a cylindrical article, and a member slidably insertable through said opening under the lowermost row of said cylindrical articles, said member having a curved lip at one end for retaining a cylindrical article on discharge, an upwardly projecting first ridge at the other end extending substantially the width of said member and an upwardly projecting second ridge positioned a distance from the curved lip that is slightly larger than the diameter of said cylindrical article and extending substantially the width of said member.
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