# US 5,702,029 A · Disposable cup dispenser

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- Number: US 5,702,029 A
- Document ID: US5702029A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/635,726
- Filed: 1996-04-22
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1996-04-22
- Inventors: Yi-Teh Yang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702029A

## CPC

- G07F 13/10: with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

A disposable cup dispenser comprises a fastening frame, an upper locating frame, a lower locating frame, a cup container, a dispensing plate, and a support rod. The dispensing plate is fastened with the bottom end of the cup container such that only one cup is dispensed at a time. The cups are dispensed upside down and caught by the support rod.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A disposable cup dispenser, which comprises:
a fastening frame provided with a plurality of fastening holes engageable with fastening screws for fastening said fastening frame with a wall;
an upper locating frame fastened with said fastening frame and provided with a locating ring;
a lower locating frame provided in an underside thereof with two retaining slots opposite in location to each other and having respectively a retaining block, said lower locating frame further provided in an upper side thereof with a through hole having a locating ring attached thereto such that said locating ring of said through hole of said lower locating frame is corresponding in location to said locating ring of said upper locating frame, said lower locating frame having a flap which is fastened with said fastened frame;
a cup container of a cylindrical construction and held securely by said locating ring of said upper locating frame and said locating ring of said lower locating frame, said cup container having a cap with a retaining body;
a dispensing plate disposed slidably in said retaining slots of said lower locating frame and provided with a cut, two guide blocks, a retaining edge, a pull handle, and two elastic blocks having a projection; and
a support rod provided with a base which is fastened with said fastening frame, said support rod intended for catching a cup which is dispensed upside down.