# US 2016/0257482 A1 · Blade dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0257482 A1 - Document ID: US20160257482A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/054,264 - Filed: 2016-02-26 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-03 - Assignees: Allway Tools, Inc. - Applicants: Allway Tools, Inc. - Inventors: Donald Gringer; Yuan Fang Cheng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160257482A1 ## CPC - B65D 83/10: for razor blades or razor cartridges - B65D 83/0817: {the articles being automatically urged towards the dispensing aperture, e.g. spring-loaded (B65D83/0823 takes precedence)} - B65D 83/766: the piston being actuated by a spring-like mechanism - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first sidewall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall and a second sidewall spaced from the first sidewall and extending between the top wall and the bottom wall and a front end wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the dispensing slot is formed in the front end wall and extends transversely between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and a recess extends from the slot in the front end wall toward the bottom wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein the recess is substantially U-shaped for direct contact and dispensing of one of the blades from the housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the tracking elements include a first rib protruding from the first sidewall toward the second sidewall and a second rib protruding from the second sidewall toward the first sidewall with the first rib and the second rib being parallel to each other and the first rib and the second rib extending beyond the second end wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The dispenser as claimed in claim 5, wherein a gap extends between a first end of the first rib and the front wall and a first end of the second rib and the front wall to allow the blades to be disengaged from the ribs and removed from the dispenser through the slot. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the top wall includes a recess formed therein that is configured for engagement with the spring. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the closure element is defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the closure element includes a recess that extends from the slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the closure element includes a recess formed therein that is substantially U-shaped. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The dispenser as claimed in claim 8, wherein the closure element includes a first recess formed in the first sidewall and a second recess formed in the second sidewall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The dispenser as claimed in claim 11, wherein the tracking elements include a first rib that extends beyond the rear wall of the housing and at least partially into the first recess and a second rib that extends beyond the rear wall of the housing and at least partially into the second recess. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of openings formed in the housing that are adapted to interact with and releasably fix the closure element to the housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The dispenser as claimed in claim 13, wherein the closure element includes a plurality of fasteners that extend therefrom to releasably connect the closure element to the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The dispenser as claimed in claim 13, wherein the housing includes a plurality of flanges that extend therefrom to releasably connect the filling door to the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) The dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the storage chamber is formed between the pusher, the closure element, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top wall and the bottom wall of the housing and the storage chamber increases in size as the blades are dispensed from the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring is a constant force spring. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The dispenser as claimed in claim 17, wherein the spring has a curved first end that is configured to extend through the recess formed in the top wall of the housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The dispenser as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a rod that is connectable with the pusher. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The dispenser as claimed in claim 19, wherein the spring is arranged on the rod.