Patent ID: 6299019
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61F,B65D,G07F

Abstract:
An earplug dispenser comprising a wheel that is rotatable about a vertical axis and that has a plurality of holes for holding earplugs, with said holes spaced from said axis to move along a circular path as said wheel rotates, a barrier that has a barrier wall lying below said wheel with said barrier wall having a dispense aperture lying below said circular path, and a handle device that is connected to said wheel and that includes a largely vertical passage for receiving earplugs that have fallen through said dispense aperture, with said handle device forming a handle for turning the handle device and wheel, with said vertical passage extending through said handle and said handle having an open lower end, wherein:said handle has a diameter and has substantially vertical outside handle walls having a vertical height that is more than half said handle diameter, whereby to enable a person's palm to lie close to the bottom of the handle while comfortably turning the handle.