Paperboard dispenser having separately formed drawer
US5458272A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/722
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A paperboard dispenser for holding multiple individual items comprises an outer container formed from a first unitary blank and a drawer formed from a second unitary blank. The outer container includes opposing front and back walls, opposing side walls bridging the front and back walls, and opposing top and bottom walls. The front wall includes an upper portion and a lower portion, and the lower portion is hingedly connected to the container. The drawer is movable between an initial closed position where the drawer is housed within the container and an open dispensing position, and the drawer is releasably maintained in the initial closed position. The drawer includes a front section having an outer surface attached to an inner surface of the lower portion of the front wall so that hingedly moving the lower portion causes the drawer to move from the initial closed position to the open position. The drawer further includes a pair of ears hingedly connected to opposing edges of the front section and extending into the container adjacent respective ones of the opposing side walls of the container.
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