Bottle dispenser

A dispenser for sequentially dispensing a plurality of containers, said dispenser comprising:

• a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on the front of said housing;
• a passage disposed within said housing for guiding the containers from the inlet to the outlet, said passage comprising at least one ramp having a downward slope for guiding the containers from the inlet to the outlet of said housing, wherein said at least one ramp is canted downwardly from the first to the second side of said housing to urge the containers toward the second side of said housing;
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• a receiving door connected to said housing for openably covering the inlet, said receiving door being movable between a closed position covering the inlet and an open position allowing the containers to be inserted into the inlet, wherein said receiving door includes a front face contoured to cooperate with said passage to guide the containers in a predetermined orientation upon insertion into the inlet.

A dispenser for sequentially dispensing a plurality of containers, said dispenser comprising:

• a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on the front of said housing;
• a first ramp disposed within said housing and angled downwardly from the inlet toward the rear of said housing;
• a second ramp disposed within said housing and angled downwardly from the rear toward the outlet of said housing;
• a U-turn section between said first and second ramps, said U-turn section being of a semi-circular shape and being formed contiguously with said second ramp, wherein each of the containers has a cylindrical sidewall of a predetermined diameter, a minimum distance between said first ramp and said U-turn section is slightly greater than the predetermined diameter, and at least one of said first and second ramps is canted downwardly from the first to the second side of said housing to urge the containers toward the second side of said housing;
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• a receiving door connected to said housing for openably covering the inlet, said receiving door being movable between a closed position covering the inlet and an open position allowing the containers to be inserted into the inlet, wherein said receiving door includes a front face contoured to cooperate with said first ramp to aid in urging the containers in a predetermined orientation upon insertion into the inlet.

A dispenser for sequentially dispensing a plurality of containers, said dispenser comprising:

• a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on the front of said housing;
• a passage disposed within said housing for guiding the containers from the inlet to the outlet;
• a gate disposed at the outlet of said housing, said gate being movable between a first position blocking the containers from exiting said housing and a second position allowing said containers to exit said housing through the outlet;
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• a container cradle disposed outside of said housing adjacent the outlet and interconnected with said gate, wherein when a container is disposed on said container cradle, the weight of the container holds said gate in the first position to prevent another container from moving onto said container cradle and when no container is present on said container cradle, said gate is not held in the first position to allow another container to exit the outlet onto said container cradle.

A dispenser for sequentially dispensing a plurality of containers, said dispenser comprising:

• a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on the front of said housing;
• a passage disposed within said housing for guiding the containers from the inlet to the outlet;
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• receiving means connected to said housing for receiving containers through the inlet and guiding the containers in a predetermined orientation upon insertion into the inlet,
• wherein said receiving means comprises a front surface of a door openably covering the inlet and a contoured surface of said passage adjacent the inlet.

A dispenser for sequentially dispensing a plurality of containers, said dispenser comprising:

• a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on the front of said housing;
• a passage disposed within said housing for guiding the containers from the inlet to the outlet;
• guiding means within said housing for maintaining the containers in a predetermined orientation while the containers move along said passage from the inlet to the outlet;
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• receiving means connected to said housing for receiving containers through the inlet and guiding the containers in the predetermined orientation upon insertion into the inlet,
• wherein said receiving means comprises a front surface of a door openably covering the inlet and a contoured surface of said passage adjacent the inlet.