Card dispensing module

Claim 1

A modular dispenser for cards and the like comprising: (a) face plate means arranged for attachment in an opening in a housing wall, and having depending flanges from one side forming a walled support, and said face plate means including one large advertising window and one card display smaller window, and a card eject slit; (b) a support frame with depending upper and lower flanges arranged to seat in a portion of said walled support and be secured therein over said smaller window; (c) side wall means adjustably secured to said support frame; (d) card support base means sloped at an angle to said support frame, secured to said side wall means and arranged to seat adjacent said card eject slit; (e) said card support base means being smooth for unrestricted card travel thereon, and having a central slot in the end opposite said card eject slit; (f) a card pusher bar, of not more than the thickness of the cards to be dispensed, having a length of about the width of said support base means between said side wall means mounted on said support base means and arranged for free, uninhibited travel on said support base means between said side wall means; (g) solenoid means mounted beneath said sloped card support base means; (h) connector means extending through said central slot and connected between said solenoid means and said card pusher bar for moving said pusher bar to contact a card and push a portion thereof out said card eject slit; (i) means for actuating said solenoid means; (j) spring means secured to said support base means and to said connector means for biasing said pusher bar onto said card support base means and for returning said pusher bar to a position out of contact with a stack of cards on said support base means; and (k) card stack presser means, pressing said stack of cards on said card support base means and toward said support frame.