Patent ID: 7992747
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: A47F,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A product dispenser assembly, comprising: a) a cartridge holding a plurality of cylindrical products, having a front end and a rear end with a length therebetween sufficient to accommodate a plurality of products, a height between a top and a bottom sufficient to accommodate one cylindrical product while allowing the product to roll within the cartridge, and a width between a first side and a second side sufficient to accommodate at least one cylindrical product while allowing the product to roll within the cartridge, and an openable section in the bottom adjacent the front end of the cartridge, sufficiently large to allow a product to drop out of the cartridge through the openable section; b) a dispenser housing having a front and a rear, comprising: such that when a cartridge containing products is inserted in the first channel, product exits the cartridge through the openable section of the cartridge and the rear opening of the first channel, drops and rolls through the sloped portion into the second channel and rolls down the second channel to rest against the stop, for removal through the open front end of the second channel; and wherein the length of the second channel is chosen such that when the second channel is full of cylindrical products and a cartridge containing products is in the first channel, one product is located in the rear opening of the first channel, in line with the blocking section, such that removal of the cartridge from the first channel is blocked by contact of the one product with the blocking section and the rear of the cartridge.