Trading stamp dispenser

Claim 1

A STAMP DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A PREDETERMINED LINEAL LENGTH OF PERFORATED STAMPS FROM A ROTARY WOUND STAMP SUPPLY ROLL TO FORM A CONTINUUM OF INDIVIDUAL STAMP AREAS, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) AN ENCLOSURE, ONE SURFACE OF SAID ENCLOSURE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY RADIALLY DISPOSED SLOTS ARRANGED IN ARCUATELY SPACED RELATIONSHIP ABOUT A COMMON CENTER POINT; (B) A TOOTHED ROTATING DELIVERY WHEEL ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE SPACED PERFORATIONS OF THE STAMPS TO THEREBY DRIVE STAMPS FROM SAID SUPPLY ROLL TO SAID DELIVERY PORT, AND (C) DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DELIVERY WHEEL, SAID DRIVE MEANS COMPRISING AN AXIALLY ROTATABLE DIAL DISPOSED EXTERNALLY OF SAID ONE SURFACE, A FIRST ROTATABLE SHAFT COUPLED TO SAID DELIVERY WHEEL AND TO SAID DIAL, A PAWL BIASED IN NORMALLY LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SLOTS AND BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT A FIRST PIVOT AXIS AND HAVING A DRIVING SURFACE ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, THE DRIVING SURFACE BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST PIVOT AXIS, MEANS COUPLED FOR AXIAL ROTATION WITH SAID SHAFT FOR APPLYING AN ARCUATE FORCE TO ROTATE SAID PAWL AND TO RELEASE THE SLOT ENGAGING PORTION FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SLOTS ONLY WHILE SAID ARCUATE FORCE IS BEING APPLIED TO SAID DRIVING SURFACE, THE ARRANGEMENT BEING SUCH THAT ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT BETWEEN ADJACENT SLOTS PROVIDES LINEAR MOVEMENT OF SAID STAMP SUPPLY SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO AN INTEGRAL NUMBER OF SPACED PERFORATIONS.