Automatic drinking straw dispensing device

Details Automatic drinking straw dispensing device Automatic drinking straw dispensing device

1998-02-09

1999-10-05

Noland, Kenneth W.

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Automatic control

Of discharge assistant operation

221195, G07F 1100

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059609885

ABSTRACT:
An automatic drinking straw dispensing device having a primary receptacle that contains a plurality of drinking straws therein, a generally elongate slot formed in the primary receptacle and structured to permit the passage of the drinking straws therethrough, a single straw dispensing assembly structured to selectively permit only one of the drinking straws to exit the primary receptacle through the elongate slot at one time and only after a beverage has been dispensed by a beverage dispensing device, a dispensing area disposed beneath said generally elongate slot so as to receive the dispensed drinking straw exiting said primary receptacle, and a switch assembly which is actuated by a user's hand entering the dispensing area so as to trigger the single straw dispensing assembly into dispensing one of the drinking straws through the elongate slot and directly into the user's hand.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3019575 (1962-02-01), Charley et al.
patent: 3519166 (1970-07-01), Yingst et al.

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