Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Article retained by discharge assistant for manual removal
Reexamination Certificate
2009-01-06
2011-12-06
MacKey, Patrick (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
Article retained by discharge assistant for manual removal
C221S261000, C221S087000, C221S191000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08070013
ABSTRACT:
A cutlery utensil dispenser has a dispensing tray with a floor and a region housing a cutlery utensil. The cutlery utensil has first and second portions and is moved by an engagement portion of an actuator from a first orientation to a second orientation. In the first orientation, the cutlery utensil rests on the floor in the region and is within the cutlery utensil dispenser, inaccessible to a user. In the second orientation, the second portion of the cutlery utensil projects from the cutlery utensil dispenser and is accessible to the user. A wall of the region has a fulcrum end dimensioned to engage the cutlery utensil. The cutlery utensil rotates about the fulcrum end responsive to the engagement portion toward an exit of the dispenser.
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