Patent ID: 8573447
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing system comprising, in combination: a container securing mechanism configured to secure a container in a fully engaged position suitable for dispensation of a substance in the container and further configured to selectively alternatively support said container in said fully engaged position or release the container from the fully engaged position and allow said container to fall downwardly under the influence of gravity; a container release actuator operatively associated with said container securing mechanism to release the container from the fully engaged position; and a container stop mechanism below said container securing mechanism configured to stop the container and limit downward movement of the container under the influence of gravity to a disengaged position upon release of the container from the container securing mechanism responsive to actuation of said container release actuator, the disengaged position being between the fully engaged position and a fully released position in which the container is fully released from the system, said container stop mechanism operable to engage said container whereby a downwardly directed force of sufficient magnitude exerted on said container will be operable to cause separation of said container from said stop mechanism and allow movement of said container to said fully released position, the container moving along the same path of movement both when the container is inserted into said dispensing system and when the container is removed from said dispensing system, said container stop mechanism being a friction-based mechanism comprising a gasket or O-ring adapted to fit around the container.