Patent · US Expired

Dispenser having one touch flip top opening

US6763945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2002
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D47/0861
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispenser for storing and dispensing small objects and a method of dispensing small objects with the dispenser. The dispenser has a housing, defining an interior volume and a dispensing aperture, providing access to the interior volume, a dispensing aperture closure, having a closed position for securing objects within the interior volume and a dispensing position for dispensing objects from within the interior volume. The dispenser also includes a fulcrum within the interior volume of the housing, positioned such that, when pressure is applied to a button portion of the closure, a flap portion of the closure contacts the fulcrum.

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