Sterilising automatic dispenser of disposable devices for aid of female urination in a standing-up position
AssigneeSaniplast S.R.L.
InventorDomingo MERRY DEL VAL
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Abstract
A description is given of a sterilising automatic dispenser apt to dispense flattened disposable devices as an aid to female urination in standing position provided with a curved portion, wherein the forward movement unit is apt to make the FUD move forwards in the outlet slot by direct pushing on the indentation of the FUD or by way of contact with friction of the FUD with the forward movement unit.
Claims21
An automatic sterilising dispenser (100) containing single unpackaged flattened disposable devices (20), each one of said flattened disposable devices (20) having a larger oblique base with a curvilinear profile and provided with an indentation, and a smaller oblique base, opposite the larger base, said smaller oblique base forming a short side of the flattened disposable device, said sterilising automatic dispenser (100) comprising:
- at least one loading container (9) configured to house a stack of said flattened disposable devices (20) in a substantially compacted form, said container (9) resting on a horizontal base (13);
- an outlet slot (1) from which the short side of one of said flattened disposable devices (20) is withdrawn by a user, one or more UV steriliser elements (12) being located in a vicinity of said outlet slot (1), said slot (1) being aligned with said base (13);
- a dispensing button (3);
- at least one electronic component (8) for dispensing control;
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- means of forward movement and dispensing (7), located beneath said base (13) of said loading container (9) and at a through aperture (17) formed on said base (13) in the form of horizontal slot,
- wherein said forward movement means (7) are configured to push the one of said flattened disposable devices (20) resting on said base (13) along a length toward said outlet slot (1), by directly pushing upon the curved concave portion of said indentation of the one of said flattened disposable devices (20) in such a way as to cause said short side of the one of said flattened disposable devices to exit from said slot (1) so as to be grippable by the user,
- said forward movement means (7) including a block element (16) that slides along said slot (17) and has a cylindrical head with a portion thereof partially projecting upwards from said slot (7) with a rounded convex profile so as to exert a direct push upon the curved portion of said indentation of the one of said flattened disposable devices (20) when said indentation is on said slot (17) of said base (13).
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