Coil dispenser for coiled nails

Abstract

A portable cylindrical dispenser having a side casing member with a cutout therein for permitting access to the articles inside the dispenser. The articles are a plurality of like articles, especially coiled nails, which are stacked one on top of the other. The dispenser includes an open top receptacle comprising a generally tubular side casing member and a bottom end closure member inwardly joined thereto, and a top end closure member removably secured to the receptacle for closing the open top. The dispenser may be either a top discharge dispenser, in which case the cutout is long and narrow, extending downwardly from the top but terminating short of the bottom, or a bottom discharge dispenser, in which case the cutout is situated adjacent to the bottom closure member and is wide enough and high enough to permit removal of an article from the dispenser. The cutout may be either a removable part of the side casing member, e.g., a removable strip, joined to the remainder of the casing member along the weakened portion, or an opening. In top discharge dispensers, the cutout is wide enough to permit access but not wide enough to permit removal of an article therethrough, while in the case of a bottom discharge dispenser, the cutout is sufficiently wide to permit both access and discharge of articles. Also disclosed is a package comprising a dispenser as described above having a plurality of like stacked articles, especially rolls of coiled nails, therein.