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US 7,802,696 B2Granted
Spent gum wrapper dispenser and method of using same
OwnerDianne Mae Mooreinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a portable device designed to hold and dispense wafers used in the containment and disposal of spent chewing gum. The device is small and can be sized to fit in a person's pocket. The wafers are stacked, loaded, and housed in a chamber. When loading, the hinged lid is opened and a stack of wafers are inserted. An elevation spring and associated elevation pad propel the wafers in a position to be dispensed. The wafers are then dispensed by the user who pulls them through a lid opening. Once dispensed, the user wraps the wafer around the spent chewing gum and then disposes.
Claims5
A spent gum wrapper dispenser comprising:
- a plurality of wafers, said wafers being made of thin metal foil and having a circular shape;
- a chamber for containing the wafers, said chamber being cylindrical in shape with a diameter size slightly larger than one of said wafers, made of plastic, and further comprising an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a bottom also having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- a lid, made of plastic, hingedly attached to the chamber, having a convex saucer-shape, operating from an open position to a closed position, and having an interior and an exterior surface;
- a lid opening, disposed on said lid, having an elliptical shape, and being sized to allow a human finger to touch and remove one of said plurality of wafers through the lid opening;
- an elevation spring, having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being attached to the interior surface of the bottom of the chamber, supplying a spring force in a direction upward, with respect to the interior surface of the chamber, toward the lid;
- an elevation pad, fixedly attached to the top end of said elevation spring and having a circular shape with approximately the same diameter as the plurality of wafers;
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- a securing means for securing said lid to said chamber.
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