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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Christopher M. Reinsel, Neenah, WI (US);
Brian Durant, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Stephen J. Drabant, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Thomas J. Steimer, Athens, GA (US);
Christopher M. Reinsel, Neenah, WI (US);
Brian Durant, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Stephen J. Drabant, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Thomas J. Steimer, Athens, GA (US);
Dixie Consumer Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A cutlery utensil dispenser having at least one utensil compartment and a dispensing mechanism is disclosed. Each utensil compartment is so dimensioned and configured to house a stack of utensils. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive member in operable communication with at least one driven member, each driven member being associated with a respective one of the compartments. Actuation of the drive member causes simultaneous actuation of each driven member that causes a utensil to be dispensed from each compartment in repeatable succession one at a time. Also disclosed is a cutlery utensil dispenser having an electric motor in operable communication with the dispensing mechanism, and a controller in operable communication with the motor. The controller includes a processing circuit responsive to computer executable instructions which when executed on the processing circuit facilitates dispensing of a utensil from the utensil compartment by operation of the motor on command.