Spoon dispenser

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1999-10-26

2001-06-26

Noland, Kenneth W. (Department: 3651)

Article dispensing

Ambulant or body supported

C221S232000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06250498

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to dispensers and, more specifically, to a device having a holding member having mounting means for selectively positioning said device. Said device having a plurality of open topped container members attached to said holding member providing means for storing disposable spoons therein and retrieving said spoons therefrom for inserting into a portable dispenser which is selectively removed from the holding member and having clip means for attaching said portable dispenser to an apron, pocket or belt. The portable spoon dispenser further having means for selectively dispensing one spoon at a time.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other dispensing devices designed for dispensing various articles. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 4,275,819 issued to Perez on Jan. 30, 1981.
Another patent was issued to Amato on Jan. 13, 1998 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,706,949. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,053 was issued to Mast, Jr. on Jul. 18, 1978 and still yet another was issued on Dec. 16, 1980 to Pawlowski as U.S. Pat. No. 4,239,125.
Another patent was issued to Leight on Feb. 15, 1994 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,285,925. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 3,164,295 was issued to Shwarz on Jan. 5, 1965. Another was issued to Kovac on Oct. 7, 1969 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,471,056.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,275,819
Inventor: Sergio J. Perez
Issued: Jan. 30, 1981
A cigarette dispenser for placement upon a dashboard of an automotive vehicle; the dispenser includes a frame for resting on the dashboard top, and a cigarette case containing a row of 20 cigarettes that are pushed by a spring for each cigarette to successively align with a dispensing hole in the case; and a pushrod on the frame in order that when the case is pressed into the frame, the push rod pushes a cigarette out of the dispensing hole.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,706,949
Inventor: Christine Amato
Issued: Jan. 13, 1998
A serving platform for holding and dispensing tableware and utensils at a party or other such function. A covering made from cloth or other suitable material is disposed over a container. The container is preferably a knock-down box. The covering has a plurality of pockets attached thereto for dispensing utensils such as knives, forks or spoons or for dispensing napkins or other tableware. The pockets are disposed along the sides of the container and may be divided into subpockets. The covering may be fitted around the bottom surface of the container.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,053
Inventor: John George Mast Jr.
Issued: Jul. 18, 1978
A hand-held, generally T-shaped disposable product applicator and a dispensing package therefor. The applicator comprises a resilient applicator pad portion and an upstanding finger grip portion. The applicator pad portion is normally substantially planar with a top surface and a bottom product applying surface coated or impregnated with the product to be dispensed. The upstanding finger grip portion is normally substantially planar with its sides providing finger grip surfaces. The finger grip portion is substantially normal to and extends transversely across the top surface of the applicator pad portion, bisecting the applicator pad portion into two substantially equal flaps. The applicator pad portion with its bottom product applying surface folded upon itself. The finger grip portion is of such thickness that when the applicator pad portion is in its folded condition each half of the applicator pad portion top surface is substantially coplanar with the adjacent finger grip portion side. The dispensing package is adapted to receive a stack of applicators each with its applicator pad portion in folded condition. The package has a dispensing opening through which the handle portion of the end-most applicator of the stack is exposed for removal. Structure is provided within the package to advance the stack of applicators as each applicator is removed therefrom. Upon removal from the package, the resilient applicator pad portion of each applicator will spring to its normal substantially planar product applying condition.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,239,125
Inventor: Thomas D. Pawlowski
Issued: Dec. 16, 1980
A cup dispensing package comprises an axially collapsible cylindrical sleeve for storing a stack of nested, disposable cups. The sleeve comprises at least a pair of bands at its opposite end portions, axially extending, uniformly circumferentially spaced slits between the bands that define axially extending strips provided with circumferential cut scores, and a detent on one of the bands frictionally engaging the rim of a partially extending cup to retain the latter prior to its forcible removal. The strips fold radially outwardly then downwardly about their cut scores and transverse sections thereof in response to axially applied compressive force on the sleeve, by the user, as the cups are removed, thereby presenting a fully extended frictionally retained cup for dispensing until such time the cup supply is exhausted.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,285,925
Inventor: Howard S. Leight
Issued: Feb. 15, 1994
A container is described which can hold multiple small articles such as earplugs, and which can be inserted into a dispenser where the contents can be readily released. The container includes a box(
30
,
FIG. 3.
) Whose bottom wall includes a pair of flaps (
50
,
52
) having inner ends (
54
,
56
) pivotally connected to the bottoms of opposite side walls, and having outer portions (
64
,
66
) that lie adjacent to each other. A release device (
34
) holds the outer portions of the flaps together to prevent them from pivoting down until the release device is pulled out. The outer portion of each flap includes an upstanding tab (
76
,
78
,
FIG. 5
) with a horizontal slot (
82
), and the release device includes a cardboard plate which is received in the slot. While the upper walls (
84
) of the slots press down against the release plate, the widely spaced opposite sides (
90
,
92
) of the release plate bear against the upper surfaces (
94
,
96
) of the flaps to prevent the tabs (
76
,
78
) and therefore the flaps (
50
,
52
) from moving down.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,164,295
Inventor: S. W. Shwarz
Issued: Oct. 22, 1962
This United States Patent discloses a cigarette case comprising the combination of a generally rectangular enclosure sufficiently large to accommodate a plurality of cigarettes in side-by-side relation to one another and including a pair of opposite end walls adapted to lie at either end of the cigarettes, a pair of opposed relatively wide side walls extending between said end walls, and a pair of opposed relatively narrow side walls, one of said end walls including exit means to permit end-wise removal of an individual cigarette from said enclosure, said exit means being disposed adjacent to a first of said narrow side walls, manually operable ejector means on said first narrow side wall for at least partially ejecting an individual cigarette through said exit means, and collapsible spring biasing means in said enclosure and secured to the inside of the narrow side wall opposite said first narrow side wall and adapted to urge the cigarettes in the case into position to be ejected from the enclosure by the operation of said ejector means, said narrow side walls having an integral transverse diameter of two cigarettes but which is smaller than the combined diameter of three cigarettes, said biasing means including a collapsible spring section extending from the narrow side wall opposite said first side wall and at least two spaced individually acting resilient spring sections on the free end of said main spring section, said individually acting spring sections being disposed transversely on one narrow side wall and positioned to act individually against a cigarette so that cigarettes at both sides of said narrow enclosure will be constantly urged against one narrow side wall to be positioned for ready ejection.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,471,056
Inventor: S. R. Kovac
Issued: Oct. 7, 1969
This United States patent discloses a pill dispensing device comprising a hollow c

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