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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2003
Applicant:
John Baranowski, Bensalem, PA (US);
Inventor:
John Baranowski, Bensalem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Campbell Soup Company, Camden, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dispenser includes a feeder bowl for receiving items to be dispensed, and a first vibration device for vibrating the feeder bowl. the dispenser also includes a plurality of dispensing paths positioned around the feeder bowl, and a rotation drive for rotating the dispensing paths. Moreover, the dispensing paths include a second vibration device for vibrating the dispensing paths proportionately to a physical characteristic of each of the items, such that the dispensing paths dispense the items singularly.