Patent ID: 6612463
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A toothpicks dispenser comprising:a top cover, a box embodiment, a bottom board, a holder plate, a pair of pivotal dispensing plane units jointly engaged with the holder plate by a shaft pin and retractably operable by a bias spring; said holder plate and said two symmetric dispensing plane units are integrally housed in the box embodiment which is provided with a rectangular cut at each longitudinal side wall and a flanged top opening with which said top cover is registered; said holder plate is made up of two symmetric oblique planes on which toothpicks are piled up; said two dispensing plane units placed under and in pivotal engagement with said holder plate are provided with a horizontal press plate and a vertical toothpick shooting edge on the longitudinal outer side thereof respectively; on each longitudinal side of said box embodiment is disposed a dispensing slot for distribution of a slantly raised toothpick in each operation after the horizontal press wing tab of each dispensing plane unit is pressed and released wherein a toothpick on the oblique planes of said holder plate will drop into contact with one of the toothpick shooting edges and be popped out of one of the dispensing slot as the downwardly pressed dispensing plane unit retracts by said bias spring.