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US 11,766,360 B2Granted
Contactless earplug dispenser
AssigneeMoldex-Metric, Inc.
InventorSukwon Kang
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Abstract
An earplug dispenser for contactless operation by a user having a container portion for receiving a plurality of earplugs. A dispensing portion is coupled to the container portion. The dispensing portion has a motor and a rotor coupled to the motor. The rotor has a plurality of rotor openings to receive individual earplugs in each rotor opening. The dispensing portion also has a dispensing opening. The motor rotates the rotor to dispense earplugs through the dispensing opening.
Claims14
An earplug dispenser for contactless operation by a user, the earplug dispenser comprising:
- a container portion for holding a plurality of earplugs;
- a dispensing portion coupled to the container portion, the dispensing portion further comprising:
- a motor;
- a rotor coupled to the motor, the rotor comprising a plurality of rotor openings to receive individual earplugs in each rotor opening;
- a plurality of gates positioned proximal to the plurality of rotor openings, each gate being separately pivotable between a first position and a second position as the rotor is rotated to dispense an earplug;
- and
- a dispensing opening;
- wherein the motor rotates the rotor to dispense earplugs through the dispensing opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.