Patent ID: 7481313

Claim:
A display apparatus for displaying and dispensing a plurality of items disposed therein, comprising: a box having a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall, said box defining an interior volume; a dispensing mechanism slidably disposed within said box along a longitudinal axis between said box front wall and said box back wall said dispensing mechanism including a first side wall extending parallel to said box first side wall, a second side wall extending parallel to said box second side wall, and a front wall extending therebetween, said dispensing mechanism front wall having a back surface facing said box back wall; an elastic band having a first portion secured adjacent said box front wall and a second portion secured adjacent said dispensing mechanism front wall back surface; and a U-shaped bracket including a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front wall extending therebetween, said bracket front wall being adjacent said box front wall, said bracket first side wall being adjacent said box first side wall, said bracket second side wall being adjacent said box second side wall, and said first portion of said elastic band being disposed and secured between said box front wall and said bracket front wall, wherein said biasing device biases said dispensing mechanism toward said box front wall such that said dispensing mechanism is urged toward said box front wall as the items are removed from between said dispensing mechanism and said box front wall.