Food Container and Lid Sorting, Storage, and Dispensing Device
OwnerNolan Hepleyinventor
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Abstract
A food container and lid sorting, storage, and dispensing device is provided. The device is comprised of a body with at least one opening and at least one slot that are each comprised of a channel that stores lids and bowls in a vertical, stacked manner. When a user desires to dispense a bowl and/or lid from the device, the user can press a button of the device to disengage a fastener within each channel and wherein at least one wheel pushes the bowl to an opening/slot, wherein the bowl/lid can then be grabbed by the user.
Claims20
A food container and lid sorting, storage and dispensing device comprising:
- a body comprised of an opening and a dispensing slot;
- a channel positioned below the opening, the channel connected to the dispensing slot;
- a button;
- a fastener;
- and
- a wheel.
A food container and lid sorting, storage and dispensing device comprising:
- a body comprised of a first opening, a first insertion slot, a first lid dispensing slot and a dispensing slot;
- a first channel positioned below the opening;
- a second channel positioned below the first insertion slot;
- a button;
- a fastener;
- and
- a wheel.
A method of using a food container and lid sorting, storage and dispensing device, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a food container and lid sorting, storage, and dispensing device comprised of an opening and a first channel positioned below the opening, wherein the channel is comprised of a first fastener and a first wheel;
- and an insertion slot with a second channel positioned below the insertion slot, wherein the second channel is comprised of a second fastener and a second wheel, a bowl dispensing slot, and a lid dispensing slot;
- dropping a bowl through the first opening;
- pressing a button of the food container and lid sorting, storage, and dispensing device to disengage the first fastener;
- grabbing the bowl from the bowl dispensing slot;
- dropping a lid through the insertion slot;
- pressing a button of the food container and lid sorting, storage, and dispensing device to disengage the second fastener;
- and
- grabbing the lid from the lid dispensing slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.