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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1998
James Elmer Webb, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention provides a container dispensing apparatus and a liquid dispensing apparatus. The container dispenser includes a housing, axial bores for receiving a column of containers and a central, axial bore, a vertical bar attached to and uprising from the housing, upright legs that are attached to the peripheral wall of the housing, a cover being positioned above the housing and having a number of downwardly extending rods and a downwardly extending, central pipe, a guide for the vertical bar attached to the cover, a pair of friction pads separating the guide for the vertical bar from the vertical bar while acting as a reenforceable break to allow lifting and lowering of the cover along the vertical bar, a handle engaged with the vertical bar, a fulcrum that is attached to the cover and that is engaged with and supports the handle. The liquid dispenser has a housing with a side wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall is provided with a number of liquid dispensing openings that are selectively positioned. A spider-like dispenser may be used as a replacement for the openings with the bottom wall having only one opening to which the spider is connected. A plate with liquid dispensing openings is positioned upon the bottom wall of the housing. Some openings of the plate, are positioned upon the number of liquid dispensing openings of the bottom wall when the plate is positioned along some upright bars upon the bottom wall. The liquid dispensing openings are retained exactly and directly above surfaces of the bottom wall. A lever serves to raise the plate.