Dispenser

A dispenser comprising:

• a first housing portion comprising an elongate planar member;
• a second housing portion moveable between an open position and a closed position such that, in the closed position, a tubular chamber having an open lower end is defined between the first and second housing portions;
• a plurality of platforms each pivotally secured adjacent a first edge thereof to a first surface of the elongate planar member such that each platform is pivotable between a first position and a second position;
• a protrusion provided on the first edge of each platform such that the protrusion extends through an aperture in the elongate planar member when the platform is in the first position;
• and
• a support member provided on a second opposite surface of the elongate planar member adjacent each of the apertures;
• wherein each support member is moveable between a first position in which the support member engages with the protrusion to hold the platform in the first position and a second position in which the platform moves to the second position thereof,
• wherein each protrusion includes an arcuate surface having teeth thereon and wherein the support member comprises a cog driven by a motor such that operation of the motor in a first direction moves the protrusion upwardly, thereby moving the platform to a vertical position, and operation of the motor in a second direction moves the protrusion downwardly thereby moving the platform to a horizontal position.