# US 2018/0020844 A1 · Garnish dispenser

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- Number: US 2018/0020844 A1
- Document ID: US20180020844A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/214,512
- Filed: 2016-07-20
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-20
- Assignees: Tablecraft Products Company
- Applicants: Tablecraft Products Company, Inc.
- Inventors: Joseph M. Stuttgen; Andrew J. Janetski; David J. Keyes; Tyler P. Buchanan; Charlene D. Nelson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180020844A1

## CPC

- B65D 85/62: for stacks of articles; for special arrangements of groups of articles
- A47J 47/00: Kitchen containers, stands or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass; Cutting-boards, e.g. for bread {(bowls for food processors A47J43/0727)}
- A47J 47/01: with dispensing devices
- B65D 83/08: for dispensing thin flat articles in succession (for surgical scalpel blades A61B17/3215)
- A47G 19/34: dispensing a certain quantity of powdered or granulated foodstuffs, e.g. sugar
- 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
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

A self-replenishing garnish dispenser comprising a carrier base and a plurality of separate bins receivable in the carrier base, the carrier base having a horizontally elongated channel for receiving and aligning bins side-by-side, each bin having walls forming a J-shaped space open at an upper end and a mid-height open end, the bin space being adapted to temporarily store condiments or garnish pieces received at the open upper end and dispensed at the mid-height end.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-5. (canceled)

### Claim 6

A self-replenishing garnish dispenser comprising a carrier base and a plurality of separate bins receivable in the carrier base, the carrier base having a horizontally elongated channel for receiving and aligning bins side-by-side, each bin having walls forming a J-shaped space open at an upper inlet end and open at a mid-height end forming dispensing opening, the bin space being adapted to temporarily store condiments or garnish pieces received at the open upper inlet end and dispensed at the mid-height end, the carrier base including a single cover for covering the mid-height dispensing opening of the plurality of bins, the cover of the mid-height dispensing openings of the bins being arcuate in cross-section and when in an open position having a portion disposed beneath the mid-height openings.

### Claim at position 3

7-9. (canceled)

### Claim 10

A self-replenishing garnish dispenser comprising a carrier base and a plurality of separate bins receivable in the carrier base, the carrier base having a horizontally elongated channel for receiving and aligning bins side-by-side, each bin having walls forming a J-shaped space open at an upper inlet end and open at a mid-height end forming dispensing opening, the bin space being adapted to temporarily store condiments or garnish pieces received at the open upper inlet end and dispensed at the mid-height end, including bin dividers proportioned to be received in the upper inlet end and extending downwardly to a level adjacent the dispensing opening of a bin and spaced above a bottom of a bin and spaced above a bottom of a bin.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A self-replenishing garnish dispenser as set forth in claim 10, wherein a bin divider is suspended in a bin by integral tabs located in slots in upper edges of rear and intermediate walls of a bin.