Patent ID: 9096391
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B23P,B65G

Abstract:
1. An article dispenser comprising: a housing with an opening for receiving a plurality of loose articles; a rotary member disposed in communication with an interior of the housing; a chute pivotally mounted at a pivot point and having an inlet end and an outlet end; at least one magnet carried on the rotary member disposed in communication with an interior of the housing for magnetically attracting and carrying one article from a plurality of articles in the interior of the housing to the inlet of the chute; an article receiving ladle carried on the outlet of the chute; a counter weight mounted adjacent the inlet of the chute to provide a counter balance for the chute to enable the chute to pivot the outlet of the chute from a first position when the ladle is empty of articles and a second spaced position when a correct number of a plurality of articles are deposited in the ladle; and a sensor detecting movement of the chute to the second position, an output of the sensor deactivating rotation of the rotary member, the output of the sensor, when the outlet of the chute has been pivoted to the first position, reinstituting rotation of the rotary member.