Lid dispenser

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2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3654)

Article dispensing

With discharge assistant

Article adhering or gripping type

C221S223000, C221S222000, C221S024000, C221S221000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11238789

ABSTRACT:
A dispenser is adjustable to contain beverage container lids of various sizes. A housing has a front element with an opening. Pager assemblies are mounted in slots which extend radially outwardly from the opening. A stack of lids is inserted into the housing through the opening, and the pager assemblies allow a single lid to be extracted from the stack by the pivoting of a door containing two claws which engage the frontmost lid. To reconfigure the dispenser for a different lid size, a template is positioned frontwardly of the housing front element, and the pager assemblies are adjusted to abut the template, thereby configuring the pager assemblies in the proper position. The claws on the lid are then replaced with claws which are configured to the new lid shape.

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“REDI-LID Sanitary Lid Dispenser” http://logicorllc.com/HTML/RediLid.html web page, printout Apr. 3, 2006.
Photographs of prior art LIDSAVER® lid dispenser door assembly, sold by Acry Fab, Inc., Sun Prairie, WI, prior to Sep. 29, 2005.
Photographs of Test Unit lid dispenser, placed in test locations by Acry Fab, Inc., Sun Prairie, WI, prior to Sep. 29, 2005.

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