Patent ID: 6918509

Claim:
A tubular dispenser, comprising: a rotatable hopper, having an axis of rotation and an outer surface, the rotatable hopper defining a hopper cavity; a tubular structure, comprising one of a tube or a plurality of interconnected tubes, the tubular structure having a storage portion for storing objects above the rotatable hopper, a base portion, defining a base portion opening for dispensing objects, and a hopper positioning portion, positioned between the storage portion and the base portion, the rotatable hopper positioned within the hopper positioning portion of the tubular structure, such that the rotatable hopper can rotate around the hopper axis of rotation within the hopper positioning portion of the tubular structure; a tubular base plunger, inserted into the base portion of the tubular structure, and configured to slide over a range of motion within the base portion; and a hopper rotation mechanism functionally connecting the base plunger to the rotatable hopper, wherein the hopper rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the rotatable hopper when the base plunger is moved within the base portion of the tubular structure, and each of the storage portion, the base portion, and the hopper positioning portion is a tube; wherein the tubular structure comprises an upper tube, comprising the storage portion and the hopper positioning portion; a tubular rotatable hopper securing piece attached to the hopper positioning portion of the upper dispenser positioning portion; wherein the rotatable hopper is positioned between the hopper positioning portion of the upper tube and the hopper securing piece; and a lower tube, wherein the rotatable hopper, the hopper positioning portion of the upper tube, and the hopper securing piece are inserted into an upper portion of the lower tube to form the tubular structure.