Patent ID: 7572177

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing disc shaped objects, the apparatus comprising: a base having a deck; a rotor removably mounted on the deck for rotation about an axis, said rotor having openings therein to receive the disc shaped objects, wherein the disc shaped objects may be moved with said rotor in an annular path; a guide module having a guide element mounted thereon, said guide element extending into the annular path to dislodge the disc shaped objects from the rotor and urge said objects from the annular path towards an exit of the dispenser, said guide module mounted on the deck for movement; and wherein the position of the guide module in the annular path is adjustable to accommodate differently sized disc shaped objects by moving the guide module relative to the deck to different positions corresponding to the differently sized disc shaped objects and then locking the guide module to the deck, wherein the guide module comprises a sector shaped module mounted on the base for rotation about the axis of the rotor.