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US 12,540,024 B2Granted
Dispenser for BBs
OwnerRichard B. Weinberginventor
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Abstract
A dispenser for BBs eliminates binding because the BBs first fill into a groove of the dispenser that is only wide enough to hold BB's single file. The remaining BBs fall back into the main cavity of the dispenser, allowing the BBs in the groove to pass through the dispenser hole one-by-one.
Claims12
A dispenser for spherical objects, comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a plurality of the spherical objects;
- a dispenser groove disposed along one side of the reservoir, the dispenser groove in fluid communication with the reservoir to permit at least a portion of the plurality of spherical objects to move from the reservoir to the dispenser groove, the dispenser groove formed with a partially curved inside shape to retain the portion of the plurality of spherical objects therein;
- a dispenser exit opening at one end of the dispenser groove, the dispenser exit opening allowing the portion of the plurality of spherical objects to be released from the dispenser, one-by-one in a single file;
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- a stopper at the dispenser exit opening, the stopper movable between an open position, where the spherical objects can move out of the dispenser groove to an exterior of the dispenser, and a closed position, where the spherical objects are prevented from being released out of the dispenser exit opening,
- wherein the stopper is a gravity stopper including a pin movable in or out of a stopper slot by gravity, between the open position and the closed position.
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A dispenser for BBs, comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a plurality of BBs;
- a dispenser groove disposed along one side of the reservoir, the dispenser groove in fluid communication with the reservoir to permit at least a portion of the plurality of BBs to move from the reservoir to the dispenser groove, the dispenser groove formed with a partially curved inside shape to retain the portion of the plurality of BBs therein;
- a dispenser exit opening at one end of the dispenser groove, the dispenser exit opening allowing the portion of the plurality of BBs to be released from the dispenser, one-by-one in a single file;
- a refill port formed in at least one surface of the dispenser;
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- a stopper at the dispenser exit opening, the stopper movable between an open position, where the spherical objects can move out of the dispenser groove to an exterior of the dispenser, and a closed position, where the BBs are prevented from being released out of the dispenser exit opening,
- wherein the stopper is a gravity stopper including a pin movable in or out of a stopper slot by gravity, between the open position and the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.