Patent · US Expired

Can dispenser

US5284292A · kind A · utility

38Cited by
15References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1992
Grant dateFeb 8, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 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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