Patent ID: 7325701

Claim:
A dispenser for cup-shaped articles, said dispenser comprising: a body defining a storage region adapted for receiving for an associated stack of cup-shaped articles; a mounting collar connected to said body, said mounting collar including a flange projecting outwardly therefrom; a resilient diaphragm located adjacent an open end of said storage region of said body, said diaphragm restricting said open end for controlled dispensing of associated cup-shaped articles from within said storage region; a clamp-member engaged with said mounting collar to secure said diaphragm adjacent said open end of said storage region of said body, said clamp-member including a plurality of notches defined in a wall thereof; a plurality of projections connected to said flange of said mounting collar, wherein each of said plurality of projections is received in a corresponding one of said notches with a resilient snap-fit when said clamp-member is engaged with said mounting collar, and wherein said clamp-member is selectively separable from said mounting collar by exertion of a pulling force thereon sufficient to cause said projections to disengage from said notches; wherein said clamp-member further comprises indicia to indicate a location of at least one of said plurality of notches to allow for alignment of said at least one notch with one of said projections of said mounting collar flange.