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US3156378A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Article dispenser having a removable supply cartridge

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-20
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-08-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William J Bua

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 05:07
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/72; B65D5/728; B65D5/725

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A DISPENSER COMPRISING TWO COMPONENT PARTS COMPRISING A TUBULAR CASING AND HAVING OPEN ENDS AND A MAGAZINE IN OPERATION AXIALLY INTO SAID CASING HAVING A SPACE FOR STACKING SUBSTANTIALLY ALIKE ARTICLES THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMING TO A CROSS SECTION OF SAID MAGAZINE, SAID MAGAZINE HAVING A PARTIAL CLOSURE AT THE LOWER END THEREOF FOR HOLDING SAID ARTICLES THEREIN AND HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH SAID ARTICLES ARE LOADED INTO SAID MAGAZINE IN STACKED RELATIONSHIP AND HAVING ANOTHER OPENING FROM WHICH A LOWERMOST OF SAID ARTICLES MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM SAID STACK, SAID CASING HAVING AN OPENING REGISTERING WITH A PART OF SAID ANOTHER OPENING OF SAID MAGAZINE WHEN SAID MAGAZINE IS INSERTED IN SAID CASING AXIALLY TO PERMIT WITHDRAWAL OF THE LOWERMOST ARTICLES, A DEFLECTABLE, EJECTOR TAB ON ONE OF SAID PARTS DISPOSED EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO SAID CASING AND SAID MAGAZINE IN POSITION FOR ENGAGING THE LOWERMOST OF THE STACKED ARTICLES SUCCESSIVELY TO PARTIALLY EJECT THEM THROUGH SAID REGISTERING OPENINGS OF THE MAGAZINE AND CASING FOR EASY WITHDRAWAL OF THE LOWERMOST OF SAID ARTICLES FROM SAID DISPENSER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A DISPENSER COMPRISING TWO COMPONENT PARTS COMPRISING A TUBULAR CASING AND HAVING OPEN ENDS AND A MAGAZINE IN OPERATION AXIALLY INTO SAID CASING HAVING A SPACE FOR STACKING SUBSTANTIALLY ALIKE ARTICLES THEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMING TO A CROSS SECTION OF SAID MAGAZINE, SAID MAGAZINE HAVING A PARTIAL CLOSURE AT THE LOWER END THEREOF FOR HOLDING SAID ARTICLES THEREIN AND HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH SAID ARTICLES ARE LOADED INTO SAID MAGAZINE IN STACKED RELATIONSHIP AND HAVING ANOTHER OPENING FROM WHICH A LOWERMOST OF SAID ARTICLES MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM SAID STACK, SAID CASING HAVING AN OPENING REGISTERING WITH A PART OF SAID ANOTHER OPENING OF SAID MAGAZINE WHEN SAID MAGAZINE IS INSERTED IN SAID CASING AXIALLY TO PERMIT WITHDRAWAL OF THE LOWERMOST ARTICLES, A DEFLECTABLE, EJECTOR TAB ON ONE OF SAID PARTS DISPOSED EXTENDING INWARDLY INTO SAID CASING AND SAID MAGAZINE IN POSITION FOR ENGAGING THE LOWERMOST OF THE STACKED ARTICLES SUCCESSIVELY TO PARTIALLY EJECT THEM THROUGH SAID REGISTERING OPENINGS OF THE MAGAZINE AND CASING FOR EASY WITHDRAWAL OF THE LOWERMOST OF SAID ARTICLES FROM SAID DISPENSER.

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