Patent ID: 11904488
Assignee: EVOCA S.P.A.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A stirrer dispenser adapted to be either arranged side to or integrated in a beverage vending machine to dispense single disposable stirrers on demand in response to either a request for a stirrer from a user or a beverage selection by a user; the stirrer dispenser being adapted to form and dispense disposable stirrers from a strip made of food-grade material, the stirrer dispenser comprising:
a feeding channel adapted to feed the strip along a feeding direction towards an outlet of the stirrer dispenser and comprising a feeding device associated with the feeding channel and adapted to engage the strip to impart to the strip a thrust in the feeding direction; and
a detaching device configured either to detach an end piece of the strip with such a length as to be usable as a stirrer or to allow an end piece of the strip with such a length as to be usable as a stirrer to be manually detached from the strip.