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US 2016/0257482 A1Published application
Blade dispenser
AssigneeAllway Tools, Inc.
InventorsDonald Gringer, Yuan Fang Cheng
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Abstract
A blade dispenser for housing a plurality of unshelled blades, dispensing the blades one at a time therefrom and receiving used blades and storing the used blades therein. The dispenser includes a housing that has ribs forming a track, a dispensing slot at a first end of the housing, a pusher and a spring that aid in dispensing blades through the slot art the first end of the housing and a closure element that includes a slot connected to a second end of the housing to receive used blades.
Claims20
A blade dispenser configured to dispense and receive a plurality of blades, the dispenser comprising:
- a housing having a slot formed therein at a first end and an opening at a second end;
- a storage chamber located in the housing;
- tracking elements located within the housing;
- a pusher located within the housing and mounted on the tracking elements for movement of the blades from the second end toward the slot at the first end;
- a spring located within the housing engaging the pusher and the housing and biasing the pusher toward the dispensing slot;
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- a closure element releasably connectable to the second end of the housing that includes a slot configured to receive the blades and aid in arranging the blades in the storage chamber.
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