Holder for dispensing cans from a multi-can carton

A gravity-feed holder for dispensing individual cylindrical containers directly from a multi-pack carton having an open end comprising:

• a base for receiving a side of the multi-pack carton, said base having a forward extension and a dispensing opening adjacent the open end of the carton;
• a front wall disposed adjacent and above the dispensing opening for confining the open end of the carton and to limit the flow of cylindrical containers into the dispensing opening to one at a time;
• first and second side walls for receiving the top and bottom of the carton, respectively;
• a dispensing pocket communicating with the dispensing opening of the base and the open end of the carton, the pocket having an upwardly facing opening from which to remove successive cylindrical containers from the carton, said dispensing pocket being defined by the forward extension of said base and the pair of side walls;
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• an extension means attached to said base for raising the end of the carton opposite its open end to enable gravity flow of the cylindrical containers towards the open end of the carton and into the dispensing pocket of the holder, said holder adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface and further adapted to receive and support a multi-pack carton of cylindrical containers so that the open end of the carton is tilted downwardly toward the supporting surface and the cylindrical containers are disposed horizontally and are free to roll towards the open end of the carton.