Patent ID: 7900797
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for dispensing stacked items, said dispenser comprising: at least one vessel adapted to store a plurality of the items, said vessel including an abutment adjacent an aperture; at least one actuator carried proximal to said at least one vessel, said actuator adapted to move one item in the stack of items through said aperture while at least one adjacent item contacts said abutment; wherein said at least one vessel has an upper portion and a lower portion, and wherein said at least one vessel has said aperture formed proximal to said lower portion in the form of an open lower end of said at least one vessel with said abutment adjacent and above said aperture; wherein said at least one actuator is adapted to underlie said open lower end and slide relative to said vessel; and wherein said at least one vessel is pivotally carried relative to said actuator; and wherein said at least one actuator is adapted to cause said at least one vessel to pivot, at least indirectly, to facilitate one of the plurality of items being removed from said at least one vessel via said aperture, when said actuator is pulled.