Thermometer dispenser and sterilizer

Claim 1

A STERILIZING DISPENSING DEVICE COMPRISING STRUCTURE FOR HOUSING A BATH OF STERILIZING FLUID AND HAVING ARTICLE RETURN AND DELIVERY OPENINGS, TRACK MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A MULTIPLICITY OF ARTICLES IN SERIES IN SAID BATH AND CAPABLE OF SERIALLY GUIDING THEM THROUGH SAID BATH FROM SAID RETURN TO SAID DELIVERY OPENING, MANUALLY OPERABLE EJECTION MECHANISM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING ALL OF THE ARTICLES ON SAID TRACK TOWARDS SAID DELIVERY OPENING FOR SUCCESSIVE DISCHARGE OF SAID ARTICLES THEREFROM, SAID EJECTION MECHANISM BEING CAPABLE OF DISPENSING AN ARTICLE THROUGH SAID DELIVERY OPENING ONLY WHEN A NUMBER OF ARTICLES IN EXCESS OF A PREDETERMINED MINIMUM PLURALITY ARE PRESENT ON SAID TRACK, SAID TRACK BEING CAPABLE OF CARRYING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES IN EXCESS OF SAID PREDETERMINED MINIMUM, SAID EJECTION MECHANISM BEING CAPABLE OF SUCCESSIVELY DISPENSING ALL OF SAID PLURALITY OF ARTICLES IN EAXCESS OF SAID PREDETERMINED MINIMUM WHEREBY THOSE ARTICLES IN EXCESS OF SAID MINIMUM CAN BE SUCCESSIVELY DISPENSED BY ACTUATION OF SAID EJECTION MECHANISM WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF MORE ARTICLES TO SAID TRACK UNTIL THE NUMBER OF ARTICLES ON SAID TRACK HAS BEEN REDUCED TO SAID PREDETERMINED MINIMUM.