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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1993
Jeffrey E Gunderson, Stoughton, WI (US);
Acry Fab Inc., Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Abstract
A trough-like support piece extends within a supply tube in a housing and supports a stack of beverage container lids. A spring biases a plate to urge the stack frontwardly to engage against a plurality of spring-loaded members which extend from the housing frontwardly of the plate. A cover is hinged to the housing and has two guide rods which extend rearwardly toward the lids. Three plastic claws are flexibly supported on a support member which is mounted front-to-back movement on the guide rods. A pull rod extends from the support member through the cover and is biased rearwardly by a spring. Each claw member is connected by flexible bands to claw stops, and the claws are thus positioned to engage with the frontmost lid of the stack. A user by pulling on the dispensing handle causes the claws to move frontwardly to extract a single lid and drop it onto inclined supports removal by a user. By use of such a dispenser in convenience stores and the like contact by customers with lids other than those dispensed is avoided.