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Claim 1

IN A DISPENSER, THE COMBINATION OF: A STORAGE MEANS ARRANGED FOR GRAVITY FEED OF A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES THEREFROM; A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE-SUPPORTING MEMBERS ON SAID STORAGE MEANS, ONE FOR EACH OF SAID ARTICLES, EACH MEMBER MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF ARTICLE-SUPPORTING POSITION INDEPENDENTLY OF MOVEMENT OF THE OTHERS OF SAID MEMBERS; AND NORMALLY INACTIVE ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MEMBERS INCLUDING AN ACTUATOR MOVABLE IN AN ENDLESS PATH TO MOMENTARILY AND SEQUENTIALLY MOVE SAID MEMBERS OUT OF ARTICLE-SUPPORTING POSITION UPON EACH ACTUATION OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS TO PERMIT GRAVITATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF ALL OF SAID ARTICLES WHEREBY THE LOWERMOST OF SAID ARTICLES IS DISCHARGED FROM SAID STORAGE MEANS, SAID MEMBERS RETURNING TO SAID SUPPORTING POSITION AFTER SAID MOMENTARY OUTWARD MOVEMENT TO ARREST GRAVITATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE OTHER OF SAID ARTICLES; AND MEANS TO ACTIVATE SAID ACTUATING MEANS ONLY FOR A SUFFICIENT PERIOD OF TIME TO EFFECT CONTACT OF SAID ACTUATOR WITH EACH OF SAID MEMBERS ONCE.