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US 2017/0001788 A1Published application
Dispensing cartridge
AssigneeMakefield LLC
InventorsKutadgu Akdogan, Christian Von Heifner, Dale Trigger, Kalyan C. Vepuri
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Abstract
A dispensing cartridge may be improved by the inclusion of an actuator and an agitator. Specifically, activation of the actuator may move the agitator within the cartridge to agitate the items and to direct one of the items into a position for dispensing. Concurrently, activation of the actuator may move a cap of the cartridge to align a dispensing hole with the position for dispensing, thereby allowing for the dispensing of a single item.
Claims15
A device comprising:
- a reservoir configured to hold a plurality of items;
- a chute coupled to the reservoir, the chute including a chute path to direct at least one of the items into a position for dispensing;
- a housing about the reservoir and the chute;
- a cap for the housing, the cap including a dispensing hole, and the cap movably coupled relative to the chute to permit the dispensing hole to move into and out of alignment with the position for dispensing;
- an agitator positionable within the reservoir;
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- an actuator mechanically coupled to the agitator and the cap, the actuator configured to concurrently move the agitator within the reservoir to agitate the items and move the cap relative to the chute to align the dispensing hole with the position for dispensing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.