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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1996
John E Harrold, Borough of Bloomsbury, NJ (US);
Jack Weinstein, Manchester Township, NJ (US);
Primary Delivery Systems, Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Abstract
A dispenser has a main hollow housing with side walls, a base and an open top which is at least partially open for dispensing material. A vertical support column is slidably mounted within the housing with horizontal ratchets and a push plate on top. A trigger component within the main hollow housing is movably connected to the housing and to the horizontal ratchets, and has an advancer arm, an opposing retractor arm and a flexible spring. The trigger component acts as a trigger, a ratcheting member and a spring and is strategically positioned in a swingable manner such that it may be rotated inwardly and released outwardly to cause advancement or retraction of the vertical support column.