Patent ID: 9345340
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A47F

Claim Text:
1. A dispenser for dispensing cutlery, the dispenser comprising: a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing; a dispensing mechanism comprising at least one pair of first and second indexing members configured to separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, wherein the first indexing member rotates in a generally clockwise direction and the second indexing member rotates in a generally counter-clockwise direction when separating the utensil from the stack, and the first indexing member rotates in a generally counter-clockwise direction and the second indexing member rotates in a generally clockwise direction after the utensil is separated from the stack, and wherein the stack is at least partially disposed between the pair of indexing members; and a receptacle configured to receive the utensil separated from the stack of utensils.