Patent ID: 7922437
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: A47F,B65D,B65H,G07F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dispensing system comprising: a) a plurality of products provided initially in a package, the package comprising a first wall that defines a weakened severance line and a second wall that defines an opening, the products having a diameter associated therewith; b) a frame having longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections and including laterally opposed first and second sides extending between the front and rear end sections and an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided, the product display area being proximate the front end section; and c) an opening tool positioned between the first and second sides, the opening tool including a forward edge longitudinally spaced from the rear end section such that the opening tool passes through the opening in the second wall and severs the weakened severance line to define first and second access doors when the package is moved longitudinally along the upper support deck from the front end section to the rear end section, the first and second access doors being moveable toward the first and second sides, respectively, to allow the products to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area, wherein the longitudinal spacing between the forward edge and the rear end section is greater than the diameter of the products.