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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1985
Gregory J Wenkman, Middleton, WI (US);
Ferdinand F Salzmann, Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Traex Corporation, Dane, WI (US);
Abstract
A dispenser for elongated articles that is especially adapted for convenient assembly. The dispenser has a generally rectangular storage bin having an inner chamber and an article discharge slot that extends substantially from side to side across the front of the chamber. A chamber floor inclines downwardly toward the article discharge slot, and a lever arm is hingedly attached to the chamber floor to form therewith a lever arm-floor assemblage that includes substantially all of those moving parts the dispenser whose function directly relates to dispensing articles therefrom. The lever arm extends forwardly through the article discharge slot and has a depressed dispensing position and an elevated closed position. Means are provided for attaching the floor portion of a preassembled lever arm-floor assemblage within the chamber in secure, rigidly attached relation, whereby substantially all of the moving parts of the dispenser that are related to dispensing may be assembled with convenience at a location outside the chamber and then be installed within the chamber. Front wall attachments which maximize dispensing reliability are also disclosed.