Patent ID: 6991116

Claim:
A dispenser and display rack for substantially cylindrical articles, said dispenser comprising: (a) a plurality of vertically disposed panels, each of said panels having one or more rails extending horizontally therefrom toward an opposing one of said panels, said rails of opposing ones of said panels jointly defining a plurality of chutes to guide said articles therebetween, (b) said chutes further being slightly inclined so as to allow said cylindrical articles to be advanced by means of gravity from an upper portion on said panels in said chutes to a lower portion on said panels in said chutes; (c) a removal area disposed proximate said lower portion of said chutes for allowing selective removal of one or more of the cylindrical articles from said dispenser; (d) an access door movable between first and second positions, said access door being mounted proximate said upper portion, said access door being constructed and arranged for closing the upper portion of said chutes in the first position and for opening the upper portion of said chutes in the second position, said access door further having a front face for advertising display purposes; (e) a plurality of retention pins constructed and arranged to selectively interlock each of said vertical panels to the opposing vertical panel so as to fixedly position said panels relative to each other; and (f) a plurality of bosses formed proximate each corner of each of said panels, each of said bosses having an aperture defined therein and a lock mechanism associated with said aperture so as to allow selective locking and unlocking of said retention pins relative to such panel.