Dispenser
AssigneeThetis Engineering Development (Pty) Ltd.
InventorJohn Stuart Wilson
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing same-size discrete articles (P) comprises a holder (34, 36, 44) for holding a plurality of such articles in a stack, the holder having a top, a bottom (44, 46), and an exit opening (60) at the bottom, through which the lowermost article in the stack can leave the holder in a transverse direction. It further comprises means (38, 40, 16, 18) defining a pathway for guiding said articles from the exit opening to, and over, the top of the holder, with each article in the pathway pushing the article ahead of it along the pathway. The arrangement is such that the articles are visible while in transit along the pathway to the top of the holder.
Claims11
A dispenser for dispensing same-size discrete articles, which comprises:
- a holder for holding a plurality of such articles in a single upwardly extending stack, the holder having a top, a bottom, and an exit opening at the bottom, through which the lowermost article in the stack can leave the holder in a transverse direction;
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- means defining a pathway for guiding said articles from the exit opening to a level higher than the exit opening, with each said article in the pathway pushing the article ahead of it along the pathway, wherein the pathway curves from the exit opening to, and over, the top of the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.