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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Donald A. Marini, Sonoma, CA (US);
Gerald A. Sciarini, Solon, OH (US);
Oddzon, Inc., Napa, CA (US);
Abstract
An article dispenser is disclosed for dispensing articles, such as pieces of candy, out a dispensing opening in the dispenser. Articles are stored in a storage chamber inside the dispenser. An inclined flipper plate forms the bottom of storage chamber. A flipper arm is positioned near the bottom edge of flipper plate. An actuator is included for vibrating the flipper plate and flipper arms causing the articles to slide down the flipper plate onto the flipper arms where they are flipped up onto a dispensing slide located above the storage chamber. Articles flipped up onto the dispensing slide are dispensed out of the dispenser through the dispensing opening.