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US3313448A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Signalling can dispenser

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-17
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Granted: 1967-04-11
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Expires: 1984-07-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Suttle Howard Wayne
  • 👤 Suttle Freelin Eugene

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 01:54
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F1/00; A47F1/04; A47F1/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 372 words
A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING SERIES OF LIKE VERTICALLY ELONGATED MECHANICALLY ENCLOSED NEIGHBORING GUIDE CHAMBERS EACH COMPRISING A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL AND SIDE WALLS, EACH SAID CHAMBER PROVIDING GUIDE MEANS FOR OPPOSING SIDES AND ENDS OF EACH OF A PLURALITY OF TO-BE-DISPENSED CONTAINERS THEREIN, EACH SAID GUIDE CHAMBER HAVING, NEAR ITS TOP, A FORWARD-FACING INLET OPENING, EACH SAID GUIDE CHAMBER HAVING NEAR ITS BOTTOM A FORWARDFACING DISCHARGE OPENING, EACH SAID GUIDE CHAMBER HAVING A DOWNWARDLY SLOPED BOTTOM WITH AN UPWARDLY PROJECTING LIP DEFINING SAID DISCHARGE OPENING, A REMOVABLE OPAQUE FRONT COVER ATTACHED TO SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS AND FORMING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE FRONT WALLS THEREOF, TWO VERTICALLY SPACED-APART SOUND-PRODUCING SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS AND TWO OF EACH SUCH SOUND-PRODUCING SIGNALLING MEANS ATTACHED TO AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID TWO SOUND-PRODUCING SIGNALLING MEANS BEING LOCATED WITHIN A PORTION OF THE FRONT COVER, A BAFFLE BETWEEN EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS, SAID PORTION OF SAID FRONT COVER WITH SAID BAFFLE ACOUSTICALLY SEPARATING ONE OF EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS FROM ITS NEIGHBORING GUIDE CHAMBER, EACH SAID PORTION OF SAID COVER ENCLOSING A SPACE THAT IS CONNECTED BY AN OPENING INTO ONE OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS, SAID TWO VERTICALLY SPACED APART SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS COMPRISING AN UPPER AND A LOWER SIGNALLING MEANS, ONE SENSING MEANS SEPARATELY ATTACHED TO EACH ONE OF SAID SIGNALLING MEANS AND SENSITIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF CONTAINERS THROUGH ONE SAID GUIDE CHAMBER, SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER SIGNALLING MEANS AND SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS BEING SPACED APART BY AN INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF THE VERTICAL DISTANCE THROUGH ONE OF SAID CONTAINERS AND EACH SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS HAVING THE SAME VERTICAL LEVEL ON EACH OF SAID SERIES OF GUIDE CHAMBERS AND EACH OF SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS HAVING THE SAME VERTICAL LEVEL ON EACH OF SAID SERIES OF GUIDE CHAMBERS, AND A COUNTER MEANS ATTACHED TO EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS AND SENSITIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID TO-BE-DISPENSED CONTAINERS THERETHROUGH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 372 words
A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING SERIES OF LIKE VERTICALLY ELONGATED MECHANICALLY ENCLOSED NEIGHBORING GUIDE CHAMBERS EACH COMPRISING A FRONT WALL, A REAR WALL AND SIDE WALLS, EACH SAID CHAMBER PROVIDING GUIDE MEANS FOR OPPOSING SIDES AND ENDS OF EACH OF A PLURALITY OF TO-BE-DISPENSED CONTAINERS THEREIN, EACH SAID GUIDE CHAMBER HAVING, NEAR ITS TOP, A FORWARD-FACING INLET OPENING, EACH SAID GUIDE CHAMBER HAVING NEAR ITS BOTTOM A FORWARDFACING DISCHARGE OPENING, EACH SAID GUIDE CHAMBER HAVING A DOWNWARDLY SLOPED BOTTOM WITH AN UPWARDLY PROJECTING LIP DEFINING SAID DISCHARGE OPENING, A REMOVABLE OPAQUE FRONT COVER ATTACHED TO SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS AND FORMING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE FRONT WALLS THEREOF, TWO VERTICALLY SPACED-APART SOUND-PRODUCING SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS AND TWO OF EACH SUCH SOUND-PRODUCING SIGNALLING MEANS ATTACHED TO AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID TWO SOUND-PRODUCING SIGNALLING MEANS BEING LOCATED WITHIN A PORTION OF THE FRONT COVER, A BAFFLE BETWEEN EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS, SAID PORTION OF SAID FRONT COVER WITH SAID BAFFLE ACOUSTICALLY SEPARATING ONE OF EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS FROM ITS NEIGHBORING GUIDE CHAMBER, EACH SAID PORTION OF SAID COVER ENCLOSING A SPACE THAT IS CONNECTED BY AN OPENING INTO ONE OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS, SAID TWO VERTICALLY SPACED APART SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS COMPRISING AN UPPER AND A LOWER SIGNALLING MEANS, ONE SENSING MEANS SEPARATELY ATTACHED TO EACH ONE OF SAID SIGNALLING MEANS AND SENSITIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF CONTAINERS THROUGH ONE SAID GUIDE CHAMBER, SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER SIGNALLING MEANS AND SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS BEING SPACED APART BY AN INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF THE VERTICAL DISTANCE THROUGH ONE OF SAID CONTAINERS AND EACH SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE UPPER SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS HAVING THE SAME VERTICAL LEVEL ON EACH OF SAID SERIES OF GUIDE CHAMBERS AND EACH OF SAID SENSING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER SIGNALLING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS HAVING THE SAME VERTICAL LEVEL ON EACH OF SAID SERIES OF GUIDE CHAMBERS, AND A COUNTER MEANS ATTACHED TO EACH OF SAID GUIDE CHAMBERS AND SENSITIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID TO-BE-DISPENSED CONTAINERS THERETHROUGH.

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