Dispensers and dispenser arrays for displaying and dispensing bulk goods
US5560519A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/432
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Each dispenser, which may be used for candy, is identical except for a identically sized top rectangular panel. The back, bottom, front, and a baffle are formed of one piece of thermoplastic material. A right angle bent is adhered to the top of the baffle. The top panels for a top row of dispensers are adhered to the dispensers and each has a hole communicating with a cylindrical reservoir. Those for a bottom row are hinged to the back. All sides are identical. Depending chutes are rectangular and have a sliding door. The sliding doors and the bent each have identical cylinders adhered to them. The walls of each chute have holes aligned with its cylinder. The hinged tops have a hole through which a cylinder protrudes. A locking cable has a large finial at one end and a small finial at the other. Two washers are provided that fit over the large finial, but not the smaller. A washer is threaded against the large finial and the cable passed through aligned cylinders. The second washer is threaded onto the cable and the hasp of a padlock passed through it so it cannot be passed over the smaller finial to provide a lock for aligned chutes or aligned tops. The cylindrical reservoirs are …
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