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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Shawn A. Oakes, Ripon, WI (US);
Inventor:
Shawn A. Oakes, Ripon, WI (US);
Assignee:
DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 1/12 (2006.01); A47F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 1/125 (2013.01); A47F 2001/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutlery dispenser comprising a front cover, a housing, and a pushing assembly. The front cover further includes an opening and at least stop. The at least one stop is configured to cause a utensil, such as a knife, fork, spork, or spoon, to fan through the opening for retrieval by a user. The pushing assembly urges the utensils forward in the dispenser toward the stop and toward the opening.