Patent ID: 7017780

Claim:
A dispenser for storing and dispensing small items, comprising: a base container having an a hollow space for storing items to be dispensed, and having an opening connected to the hollow space; a cover sized to fit over the opening of the base container, said cover having a port through which items stored in the base container can be dispensed, and at least one raised boss on an inside surface of the cover; means for attaching the cover over the opening of the base container; a wheel rotationally mounted under the cover, said wheel having a shaft and at least three fins radially extending from the shaft and spaced from each other around the shaft, said wheel being mounted under the cover such that the shaft and the fins of the wheel can rotate under the cover and carry an item stored within the base container to the cover port, said rotating fins being aligned to contact and pass over the raised boss on the inside surface of the cover each time the wheel is rotated 360 degrees; an actuator for manually rotating the wheel under the cover, said actuator being accessible from outside of the dispenser; said cover and wheel fins being made of plastic resin.