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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2018
Robert F. Hubbard, Wildwood, MO (US);
Robert F. Hubbard, Wildwood, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A utensil dispenser comprises a housing, a utensil support assembly and a utensil dispensing actuator. The utensil support assembly comprises a skewer for retaining a stack of utensils to be dispensed. The actuator provides for sequential dispensing of the utensils. The utensils are held in alignment on the skewer until they are sequentially dispensed. Dispensing occurs as the utensils are individually removed by the actuator from the skewer where the utensil falls by gravity to an opening at the bottom of the housing for presentation to a user. A retainer member keeps the utensils stored on the skewer until the utensil support assembly is mounted in the housing and the utensils are ready for dispensing.