Cutlery utensil dispenser
US8360273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F2001/103
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cutlery utensil dispenser having at least one utensil compartment and a dispensing mechanism is disclosed. Each utensil compartment is so dimensioned and configured to house a stack of utensils. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive member in operable communication with at least one driven member, each driven member being associated with a respective one of the compartments. Actuation of the drive member causes simultaneous actuation of each driven member that causes a utensil to be dispensed from each compartment in repeatable succession one at a time. Also disclosed is a cutlery utensil dispenser having an electric motor in operable communication with the dispensing mechanism, and a controller in operable communication with the motor. The controller includes a processing circuit responsive to computer executable instructions which when executed on the processing circuit facilitates dispensing of a utensil from the utensil compartment by operation of the motor on command.
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