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Chewing gum dispenser

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-03-01
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Granted: 1994-10-11
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Expires: 2013-03-01
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Abstract

Abstract A dispenser of chewing gum in stick form designed to hold a standard pack of gum sticks, including the outside wrapper either with the end removed or separate sticks in their individual wrappers, perhaps taken from a larger package. It has an internal sliding ejector, with an attached, thumb-operated actuator protruding through a slot in the side of the dispenser body. In operation of this dispenser, it is held in one hand while the thumb flips open the hinged cap and subsequently moves the actuator and ejector forward, exposing the end of the gum and making it available to grasp with the other hand or by another person. The remaining gum is then retracted by moving the actuator back with the thumb, after which the same thumb may flip the cover closed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edwin P. Wilson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:31
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D40/00; A45D40/02; B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/76; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/80

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 255 words
A dispenser for dispensing product comprising; a one piece molded rectangular container of sufficient size to accommodate, product having four adjacent side walls, one side wall having a slot through which an actuator protrudes, a bottom wall connected on one end of each of the four adjacent side walls, a hinged cap wall attached to a side wall opposite the bottom wall said walls forming a sealed container; a latch effective to latch the cap wall to at least one side wall, a sliding ejector being of a shape and size to fit in said rectangular container, having two sides and a bottom each proximate the respective container walls with its open end facing the open end of the said container and slidebly inserted in the container with the actuator protruding through the said slot in the container, said ejector three outside surfaces flush with the inside surfaces of two opposite side and the bottom of said container and slidable back and forth in a direction toward and away from the open end of said container under manual actuator operation and having sufficient length to provide a seal of said slot in the container side wall; the said actuator being connection to the ejector and protruding through the said slot to the outside of the container, said dispenser adapted for one thumb disengagement of the latch, opening the hinged cap wall and sliding the actuator toward the open end to expose product and thereafter returning the actuator to rest position and latching the hinged end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 255 words
A dispenser for dispensing product comprising; a one piece molded rectangular container of sufficient size to accommodate, product having four adjacent side walls, one side wall having a slot through which an actuator protrudes, a bottom wall connected on one end of each of the four adjacent side walls, a hinged cap wall attached to a side wall opposite the bottom wall said walls forming a sealed container; a latch effective to latch the cap wall to at least one side wall, a sliding ejector being of a shape and size to fit in said rectangular container, having two sides and a bottom each proximate the respective container walls with its open end facing the open end of the said container and slidebly inserted in the container with the actuator protruding through the said slot in the container, said ejector three outside surfaces flush with the inside surfaces of two opposite side and the bottom of said container and slidable back and forth in a direction toward and away from the open end of said container under manual actuator operation and having sufficient length to provide a seal of said slot in the container side wall; the said actuator being connection to the ejector and protruding through the said slot to the outside of the container, said dispenser adapted for one thumb disengagement of the latch, opening the hinged cap wall and sliding the actuator toward the open end to expose product and thereafter returning the actuator to rest position and latching the hinged end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the cap wall has a snap lock in cooperation with the free end of the opposing side wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The dispenser of claim 2 wherein the ejector wall adjacent to the slot wall seals the slot at all times during use of the ejector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 12 words
The dispenser of claim 3 in which the product is chewing gum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The dispenser of claim 1 wherein two side walls are narrower than the adjacent side walls and the slot is located in one of the narrower walls.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1997-10-10 1998-04-11 1998-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2001-10-10 2002-04-11 2002-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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