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US 2013/0277385 A1Published application
Container for Use in a Product Dispensing System
OwnerMatthew E. Zacherleinventor
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Abstract
A container comprising a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, the walls comprising a first side wall laterally opposed from a second side wall, a base wall laterally extending between the first and second side walls and a third wall laterally extending between the first and second side walls and vertically extending from the base wall, wherein the third wall comprises an upper portion connected to the first and second side walls and a lower portion being outwardly movable from the base wall and the first and second side walls to increase the internal volume.
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A container comprising:
- a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, said plurality of walls comprising:
- a first side wall laterally opposed from a second side wall;
- a base wall laterally extending between said first side wall and said second side wall;
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- a third wall laterally extending between said first side wall and said second side wall and vertically extending from said base wall,
- wherein said third wall comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being connected to said first side wall and to said second side wall, said lower portion being movable outward from said base wall, said first side wall and said second side wall.
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A product dispensing system comprising:
- a dispenser frame having a front end longitudinally opposed from a rear end, said dispenser frame comprising:
- an upper support deck extending at least partially between said front end and said rear end;
- a lower support deck positioned below said upper support deck, said lower support deck defining a product display area,
- wherein said dispenser frame defines an opening sized to allow product passage from said upper support deck down to said lower support deck;
- a catch element connected to said dispenser frame;
- and
- a container comprising:
- a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and further comprise a first side wall laterally opposed from a second side wall, a base wall laterally extending between first side wall and said second side wall, and a third wall laterally extending between said first side wall and said second side wall and vertically extending from said base wall,
- wherein said third wall comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being connected to said first side wall and said second side wall, said lower portion being outwardly movable from said base wall, said first side wall and said second side wall to increase said internal volume, and
- wherein said base wall defines an initiation opening;
- wherein, when said container is urged along said upper support deck, said catch element engages said initiation opening to form an access opening in said container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.