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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Paul Omdoll, Brookfield, WI (US);
Michael Young, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Paul Omdoll, Brookfield, WI (US);
Michael Young, Mukwonago, WI (US);
San Jamar, Inc., Elkhorn, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved system and method for dispensing solid food product containers. It comprises a shaped dispensing tube () of a predetermined length, having a plurality of support clips () arranged inside the dispensing tube () for holding a stack of solid food product containers () in place within the tube (). The dispensing tube () preferably includes a bracket () for mounting the entire device on a wall or the like. A nested stack of containers () is fed into the preferably open top () of the dispensing tube () until the bottommost container engages (or is engaged by) the support clips (). This results in the bottommost container extending a predetermined distance below the bottom of the dispensing tube (). By minimizing the amount the bottommost container extends below the dispensing tube (), a user's ability to take more than one solid food container at a time is greatly minimized.