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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J. Coleman, Abingdon, VA (US);
William K. Schlotter, IV, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Princess Ann Coleman, Abingdon, VA (US);
Ann M. Schlotter, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 7/00 ;
Abstract
A candy holder for holding candy or gum having a hole in a center of the candy or gum. The device includes a housing with an aperture with three different sized diameters in order from an upper end of the housing to the bottom end, a spring assembly forces a plunger shaft upwardly as candy or gum is removed from a candy holder secured axially in the housing. As the candy is removed from an upper end of the candy holder, the plunger is spring forced against the candy to force the candy toward an upper end of the candy holder.