Portable and disposable dispensing packages

Claim 1

A gravity feed storage rack for cylindrical containers comprising an assemblage of releasable frame components comprising: at least two substantially flat one-piece vertical members comprising substantially rigid resinous material respectively disposed in vertical planes spaced a distance slightly greater than the end-to-end length of the cylindrical containers, each vertical member comprising: a. top and bottom portions having front and back edges; b. each top portion comprising at least one inside flange, said two flanges defining opposed rail ramps and being in a common plane, the respective inside flanges extending a short distance toward each other, an opening existing along said common plane between said top flanges comprising a distance less than the end-to-end length of the cylindrical containers; c. each bottom portion comprising at least one inside flange, said two flanges defining opposed rail ramps being disposed in a common plane, each bottom flange extending a short distance toward the other, an opening existing along said common plane between said bottom flanges comprising a distance less than the end-to-end length of the cylindrical containers; d. the common plane containing the top flanges sloping from front to back for gravity displacement of the cylindrical containers along the top rail ramp flanges; e. the top flanges terminating forward of the back edge of the top portions a distance greater than the diameter of the cylindrical containers to define a chute by which cylindrical containers fall from the top rail ramp flanges to the bottom rail ramp flanges; f. the common plane containing the bottom flanges sloping from back to front from directly below the chute to adjacent the front edge of the bottom portion of the vertical members; g. spaced generally vertically extending struts spanning between the top and bottom portions of each vertical member to stabilize the top and bottom portions and to transfer load; h. a plurality of coupling sites exposed at the inside surface of each vertical member to receive ends of cross members; a plurality of spaced cross members comprising flat elongated struts comprising synthetic resinous material, the axes of which extend generally horizontal, each cross member defining a coupling site at each end and bridging between the two vertical members such that one or more cross members: i. secure the respective bottom portions of the two vertical members together and retain said bottom portions in said spaced vertical planes; j. secure the respective top portions of the two vertical members together and retain said top portions in said spaced vertical planes; k. define a container stop structure extending between the front Edges of the bottom portions of the two vertical members; l. define a back comprising in part the chute, the back spanning between the rear edges of the two vertical members; said vertical member and cross member coupling sites comprising force-fit, separable male/female unions whereby the assemblage may be dismantled at the coupling sites and stacked in relatively flat relation.