Patent ID: 9745094
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A01C,B65B

Claim:
1. An automatic opener and dispenser, comprising: a packet receiver comprising a first packet receptacle and a second packet receptacle, said packet receiver moveably supported by a support, said packet receiver sized, shaped and configured to receive and support two packets simultaneously in the first packet receptacle and the second packet receptacle; a packet opener supported by said support and positioned relative to said packet receiver to allow said packet opener to selectively open a packet supported by one of said first packet receptacle and said second packet receptacle; an automatic drive supported by said support and operably connected to said packet receiver, said automatic drive operable to actuate said packet receiver through a cyclical movement comprising a plurality of cycles, each cycle of the plurality of cycles including: said packet receiver sized, shaped and configured to simultaneously support packets in both said first packet receptacle and said second packet receptacle in both said first packet opening/second packet dispensing stage and said first packet dispensing/second packet opening stage.