Storage and dispensing unit

US5295593A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• DCI Marketing, Inc. · US

Inventor

• Michael Sturm · Bad Mergentheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 1991
• Grant date: Mar 22, 1994
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S220/908
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Storage and dispensing unit comprising, in combination, wall structure defining an enclosure having outer walls, holding structure for supporting one or more containers in generally exposed condition on the outer facing walls, the holding structure including a first generally horizontal surface connected to the outer wall and offset laterally therefrom to define a shelf, a second generally horizontal surface in opposed relation to and spaced vertically from the first surface, structure defining an aperture in the second surface, and guide structure connecting the second surface to the outer wall for movement relative to the first surface, the guide structure providing a confined path of movement so that the second surface is movable toward and away from the first surface, whereby a container placed on the first surface extends upward into the aperture when the second surface is in its lowermost position and the container is free of the aperture when the second surface is in its uppermost position.