Dispenser
OwnerN. Henning Ziegerinventor
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Abstract
A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of objects including a tray defining a storage area and a divider assembly located within the storage area.
Claims33
An apparatus, comprising:
- a tray defining a storage area having a longitudinal axis, an inlet and an outlet;
- a plurality of razor blade cartridges located within the storage area and movable along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a divider assembly located within the storage area and movable along the longitudinal axis.
A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of razor blade cartridges, the dispenser comprising:
- a tray defining a storage area having a longitudinal axis, an inlet and an outlet, the storage area being configured to store the plurality of razor blade cartridges such that the razor blade cartridges are movable along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a divider assembly located within the storage area and movable along the longitudinal axis.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a tray defining a storage area having a longitudinal axis, an inlet and an outlet;
- a plurality of objects located within the storage area and movable along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a divider assembly located within the storage area and movable along the longitudinal axis.
A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of objects, the dispenser comprising:
- a tray defining a storage area having a longitudinal axis, an inlet and an outlet, the storage area being configured to store the plurality of objects such that the objects are movable along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a divider assembly located within the storage area and movable along the longitudinal axis.
A method of operating a razor blade cartridge dispenser including an inlet and an outlet, a plurality of razor blade cartridges movably located within the dispenser, and a divider assembly movably located within the dispenser between the inlet and the plurality of razor blade cartridges, the method comprising the steps of:
- removing a first razor blade cartridge from the dispenser through the outlet;
- and
- inserting the first razor blade cartridge back into the dispenser through the inlet such that the divider assembly is between the first razor blade cartridge and razor blade cartridges that have not been removed from the dispenser.
A method of displaying a message to a user of a dispenser including an outlet, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a plurality of objects within the dispenser;
- and
- positioning an assembly that is movable between a compressed state and an expanded state within the dispenser such that the assembly is visible to the user, is in the compressed state and will move to the expanded state when one of the objects is removed from the outlet, the assembly having a surface that carries the message that is only visible when the assembly is in a compressed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.