Patent ID: 7802696

Claim:
A spent gum wrapper dispenser comprising: a plurality of wafers, said wafers being made of thin metal foil and having a circular shape; a chamber for containing the wafers, said chamber being cylindrical in shape with a diameter size slightly larger than one of said wafers, made of plastic, and further comprising an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a bottom also having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a lid, made of plastic, hingedly attached to the chamber, having a convex saucer-shape, operating from an open position to a closed position, and having an interior and an exterior surface; a lid opening, disposed on said lid, having an elliptical shape, and being sized to allow a human finger to touch and remove one of said plurality of wafers through the lid opening; an elevation spring, having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end being attached to the interior surface of the bottom of the chamber, supplying a spring force in a direction upward, with respect to the interior surface of the chamber, toward the lid; an elevation pad, fixedly attached to the top end of said elevation spring and having a circular shape with approximately the same diameter as the plurality of wafers; and a securing means for securing said lid to said chamber.