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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Applicant:
James M. Taylor, Reddick, FL (US);
Inventor:
James M. Taylor, Reddick, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 59/06 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01); A47F 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 1/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dispensing device and method is provided for separating individual food or drink container lids from a multiple-lid stack for use. The device supports a vertical stack of nested lids and allows a single bottom-most lid to fall away from the remaining lids in the stack. The device may be incorporated in a stand-alone dispenser for consumer use or be incorporated into existing or other incidental structures such as fast food restaurant countertops.