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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Caleb S. Loftin, Richmond, VA (US);
William J. Bogdziewicz, Richmond, VA (US);
Aaron L. Bates, Moseley, VA (US);
John Gelardi, Midlothian, VA (US);
Caleb S. Loftin, Richmond, VA (US);
William J. Bogdziewicz, Richmond, VA (US);
Aaron L. Bates, Moseley, VA (US);
John Gelardi, Midlothian, VA (US);
MeadWestvaco Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A product dispensing system including a dispenser having an upper support deck that defines a deck opening and a lower support deck that defines a product display area, a container positioned on the upper support deck, the container including first and second walls that define an internal volume, wherein the first wall defines an opening having a longitudinal length that is aligned with the deck opening, and wherein the second wall includes a lower portion proximate the container opening, and a plurality of products initially housed in the internal volume, wherein the dispenser is spaced from the lower portion of the second wall such that the lower portion bows outward and increases the longitudinal length when a product engages the lower portion as it exits the container through the container opening.