Patent ID: 7014065

Claim:
An improved dispenser for series-connected tickets comprising: a. a box-like structure having a floor, a roof, a pair of side walls, a front wall, and a rear opening; b. a door associated with said box-like structure to cover the rear opening of said box-like structure when in a closed position; and c. a transverse ticket dispensing slot in said door whereby a plurality of tickets may be dispensed from said box-like structure including: i. an upper ledge portion with a lower and an outer edge where the tickets exit from the dispenser; ii. at least one notch in the outer edge of said upper ledge portion; iii. a lower portion spaced apart from said upper ledge portion to form said transverse ticket dispensing slot; and iv. at least one resilient tension arm extending from the lower portion toward the upper ledge portion and into the at least one notch such that the outer edge of the upper ledge portion is below the upper most surface of said resilient tension arm for providing sufficient tension on the tickets as said tickets are dispensed through said dispensing slot.