Product dispensing system with panel guide
AssigneeWestRock MWV, LLC
InventorsJohn Gelardi, Bradford J. Walling, Aaron L. Bates, Laurel Thomas
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Abstract
A product dispensing system including a container defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container including a weakened severance line extending from the opening to define an access panel, and a dispenser including a frame and a catch element, the frame having a support deck and defining a recess sized to receive the access panel, the catch element being positioned to engage the opening in the container, separate the access panel from the container along the weakened severance line, and guide the separated access panel into the recess when the container is moved along the support deck.
Claims13
A product dispensing system comprising:
- a container comprising a plurality of walls defining an internal volume, wherein said container defines a pre-formed opening into said internal volume, and wherein said container comprises a weakened severance line extending from said opening to define an access panel in said container, wherein products are adapted to be stored within the internal volume of the container;
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- a dispenser comprising:
- a frame having a front end and a rear end, the frame comprising a support deck, the support deck being configured to support the container, the support deck having a front end and a rear end, said support deck comprises a recess located between the front end and rear end of the support deck, the recess being sized to receive said access panel wherein the recess has a curved channel;
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- a catch element connected to said support deck proximate to the rear end of the support deck, said catch element protruding toward the front end of the frame to at least partially pass into said interior volume of the container through said opening, separate said access panel from said container along said weakened severance line, and guide said separated access panel into the curved channel of said recess and toward said front end of the support deck when said container is moved along said support deck from said support deck front end toward said support deck rear end, thereby causing the products adapted to be stored within the internal volume of the container to be dispensed out of the opening of the container.
The product dispensing system of 9 wherein said recess extends from said opening toward said rear end of said support deck.
A product dispensing system comprising:
- a container comprising a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, wherein one wall of said plurality of walls defines an opening into said internal volume, and wherein said one wall comprises at least two weakened severance lines extending from said opening to define an access panel in said one wall, wherein products are adapted to be stored within the internal volume of the container;
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- a dispenser comprising:
- a frame having a front end and a rear end, the frame comprising a support deck, the support deck being configured to support the container, the support deck having a front end and a rear end, said support deck comprises a recess located between the front end and read end of the support deck, the recess being sized to receive said access panel, wherein the recess has a curved channel;
- a product display area positioned below said support deck;
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- a catch element connected to said support deck proximate to the rear end of the support deck, said catch element protruding toward the front end of the frame to at least partially pass into the interior volume of the container through said opening, separate said access panel from said container along said weakened severance lines, and guide said separated access panel into the curved channel of the recess and toward the front end of the support deck when said container is moved along said support deck from said support deck front end toward said support deck rear end thereby causing the products adapted to be stored within the internal volume of the container to be dispensed out of the opening of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.