Abstract A portable storing and dispensing device for disc-like members such as chips, coins, and the like which includes an elongated storage chamber or magazine for holding the disc-like members in stacked relation one on top of the other and having an open end through which the disc-like members are dispensed. A resilient member partially overlies the open end serving to support the members in the magazine and act as a gate to dispense one member at a time as the magazine is pressed onto a supporting surface such as a table top or the like. The resilient member is biased or spring-loaded normally to project outwardly from the open end. The resilient member is reciprocally mounted on the magazine with a cam and a cam surface on respectively one and the other of the magazine and resilient sleeve and arranged such that as the resilient member and magazine are moved relative to one another, the innermost dimension of the resilient member is enlarged sufficiently as to allow a disc of predetermined size to pass therethrough. The opposite end of the magazine is covered with a detachable lid removable for loading the magazine. To load the magazine, a second element is provided which holds a predetermined number of disc-like elements such as chips and is funnel-shaped with a removable cover on each of the two ends. The entire assembly, that is the storing and dispensing device as well as the loading device, may be made of any material such as plastic, metal or the like.
Inventors
👤 C Rocheleau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-06 13:39
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D1/00; G07D1/02; G07D1/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
A portable storing and dispensing device for articles of uniform configuration such as coins, Bingo chips, pills, or the like, comprising: a. a longitudinally extending first sleeve providing a magazine for storing and holding a plurality of similar articles of substantially uniform configuration in stacked relation; b. a first open end and a second open end respectively at opposite ends of the sleeve and providing respectively means for inserting articles to be dispensed into the magazine and an opening through which such articles move while being dispensed; c. a gate comprising a second sleeve reciprocally mounted on said first sleeve for movement within limits in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of said second sleeve and circumscribing said second end thereof, said second sleeve having circumferentially spaced apart portions formed integrally therewith normally projecting in overlying relation with respect to the open end, retaining said articles within the magazine by engaging the article adjacent thereto; d. means for opening said gate to dispense an article from the magazine comprising a chamfered outer edge surface on said first sleeve adjacent said second end and a correspondingly shaped inner surface on said second sleeve slidably engaging said chamfered end and and a correspondingly shaped inner surface on said second sleeve slidably engaging said chamfered end; and e. an opening in said second sleeve for receiving the dispensed article, said opening corresponding substantially in dimension to a single article to be dispensed but slightly larger than the same and located in the portion of said second sleeve which normally projects beyond the magazine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
261 words
A portable storing and dispensing device for articles of uniform configuration such as coins, Bingo chips, pills, or the like, comprising: a. a longitudinally extending first sleeve providing a magazine for storing and holding a plurality of similar articles of substantially uniform configuration in stacked relation; b. a first open end and a second open end respectively at opposite ends of the sleeve and providing respectively means for inserting articles to be dispensed into the magazine and an opening through which such articles move while being dispensed; c. a gate comprising a second sleeve reciprocally mounted on said first sleeve for movement within limits in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of said second sleeve and circumscribing said second end thereof, said second sleeve having circumferentially spaced apart portions formed integrally therewith normally projecting in overlying relation with respect to the open end, retaining said articles within the magazine by engaging the article adjacent thereto; d. means for opening said gate to dispense an article from the magazine comprising a chamfered outer edge surface on said first sleeve adjacent said second end and a correspondingly shaped inner surface on said second sleeve slidably engaging said chamfered end and and a correspondingly shaped inner surface on said second sleeve slidably engaging said chamfered end; and e. an opening in said second sleeve for receiving the dispensed article, said opening corresponding substantially in dimension to a single article to be dispensed but slightly larger than the same and located in the portion of said second sleeve which normally projects beyond the magazine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A dispensing device as defined in claim 1 wherein said second sleeve has a plurality of notches extending inwardly from the end thereof which projects from the magazine, said notches extending longitudinally of the sleeve and spaced apart from one another circumferentially around the sleeve.