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US 6,112,938 AGranted
Bottle dispenser
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorWilliam Patrick Apps
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Abstract
A bottle dispenser is configured for storing and dispensing bottles having a neck rim. The dispenser includes a substantially rectangular housing with a central opening formed therein. A bottle carrier lid is secured within the central opening and includes a sloped guide track configured for slidably supporting the neck rims of a plurality of bottles for storing and dispensing the bottles. The guide track is sufficiently sloped to advance bottles along the guide track automatically as bottles are dispensed.
Claims7
A bottle dispenser for dispensing bottles having a neck rim, the dispenser comprising:
- a substantially rectangular housing with a central opening formed on a top portion thereof, the central opening receiving a bottle carrier lid covering the central opening;
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- a sloped guide track supported by the bottle carrier lid within the housing and configured for slidably supporting the neck rims of a plurality of bottles for receiving, storing and dispensing the bottles in an upright position, wherein the guide track is sufficiently sloped to advance bottles along the guide track automatically as bottles are dispensed such that the bottles are dispensed in the order in which they are received;
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- wherein said housing further comprises a first aperture positioned adjacent a first end of the sloped guide track to facilitate insertion of bottles into the dispenser, and a second aperture positioned adjacent a second end of the sloped guide track to facilitate bottle dispensing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.