Patent ID: 6170700
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
A leaflet dispensing apparatus comprising:a main structural body;a carousel rotatably mounted to said main structural body, said carousel including a plurality of magazines adapted to hold leaflets, each of said magazines having at least one open extremity through which said leaflets may enter or exit, said magazines being disposed in an upright position wherein said at least one open extremity opens downwardly;a retaining plate positioned below said magazines and adapted to close said at least one open extremity, said retaining plate including an orifice in communicative relation with an intermediate chute;a dispensing wheel rotatably mounted to said main structural body having an angled peripheral side, said peripheral side including at least one pocket adapted to remove and transport said leaflets, said dispensing wheel in communicative relation with said intermediate chute; anda dispensing blade adapted to move a leaflet carried by said dispensing wheel towards a container.