Bottle display and dispenser device and method
US7918365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F1/087
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispenser for storing and dispensing containers has a housing with an inlet opening for loading containers into the dispenser, and an outlet opening for dispensing containers. The dispenser has a passageway connecting the inlet opening to the outlet opening that includes at least one inclined ramp that the containers roll along. The dispenser has a loading mechanism positioned adjacent the inlet opening that is aligned relative to the passageway. The loading mechanism has a contact surface for receiving a container to be loaded into the passageway and maintains the container in a predetermined alignment with the passageway. Movement of the loading mechanism causes the contact surface to urge the container towards the passageway while substantially maintaining alignment of the container with the passageway.
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