Lid dispenser
US6357624B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F1/065
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lid dispenser for storing and dispensing plastic drink lids. The dispenser has an elongated body within which the lids are stacked upside down and a dispensing slot in a sidewall facing a user. A gravity biased finger rides in a vertical trackway in a sidewall opposite the dispensing slot. The finger contacts the stack of drink lids, clamping the uppermost lid against the next-to-uppermost lid and tilting the uppermost lid at an angle towards the user. The uppermost lid can be grasped by the user and snapped through the dispensing slot.
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