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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2011
Christopher M. Reinsel, Neenah, WI (US);
Jamison J. Float, Westerville, OH (US);
Jay F. Perkins, Pickerington, OH (US);
Eric M. Krouse, Dublin, OH (US);
Michael T. Kopczewski, Grove City, OH (US);
Shawn A. Oakes, Ripon, WI (US);
Christopher M. Reinsel, Neenah, WI (US);
Jamison J. Float, Westerville, OH (US);
Jay F. Perkins, Pickerington, OH (US);
Eric M. Krouse, Dublin, OH (US);
Michael T. Kopczewski, Grove City, OH (US);
Shawn A. Oakes, Ripon, WI (US);
Dixie Consumer Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A utensil dispensing tray that cooperates with a dispenser. The tray includes at least one feature that causes the utensil, such as a knife, fork, spork, or spoon, to rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation for presentation as the utensil drops into the tray. The tray also includes one or more features that result in the utensil being consistently positioned in its second orientation within a dispensing area of the tray.