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Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2022
Applicant:

The Tranzonic Companies, Cleveland, OH (US);

Inventors:

Fred I. Morad, Toluca Lake, CA (US);

Robert A. Acosta, Norwalk, CA (US);

Assignee:

THE TRANZONIC COMPANIES, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 11/20 (2006.01); A61F 15/00 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 11/20 (2013.01); A61F 15/001 (2013.01); G07F 9/023 (2013.01); G07F 17/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract

A feminine hygiene product dispenser for dispensing feminine hygiene products. The dispenser includes a rack to hold the feminine hygiene products. A weight is adapted to fit within the rack, wherein the weight is supported by a last feminine hygiene product to be dispensed from the rack, the weight including an indicator. A housing includes a door, wherein the door has a window through which the indicator appears in the absence the plurality of feminine hygiene products. A product dispensing module includes a suction cup, a delivery tray, and a trigger operatively connected to the suction cup and to the delivery tray, wherein actuation of the trigger moves the suction cup to a holding position and positions the delivery tray to a product delivery position. The trigger slides freely when the suction cup is in the holding position to prevent the delivery tray from dispensing one of the feminine hygiene products.


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