Class 221/68 - PLURAL DISPENSING STACKS FORMED FROM SINGLE SOURCE

Subclass of Class 221 - Article dispensing
Definition: Article dispensers in which articles from a single supply
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 02/26/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7334699	Filler assembly for medication dispenser A filler assembly capable of filling unit-of-use medication containers or dispensers. In an embodiment, the filler assembly includes a generally trough-shaped top with a generally horizontal bottom including apertures surrounded by multiple sidewalls. Further, a bod...	02/26/2008
7334701	Article storage magazine for an article handling device An article handling apparatus having an article storage area (215) includes a movable storage structure (219). The movable storage structure (219) has a bin segment guidance structure to form a plurality of axially aligned article storage column...	02/26/2008
7322166	Apparatus for unwrapping and transporting frangible wafers for ice cream sandwiches and the like The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of frangible articles bearing a wrapping material, the wrapping material having a rear portion and a forward tab, the forward tab adapted to open the wrapping material when pulled, the apparat...	01/29/2008
7303095	Merchandise dispenser with time delay A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discha...	12/04/2007
7273157	Article feeder A screw feeder adapted for rapid changeover of screw types. The feeder has a collator section having a floor with slots to collate random screws into rows and an enclosure about the floor for retaining random screws on the floor. The screws are collated by tilting t...	09/25/2007
7249687	Medicament dispenser A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby and an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by the medicament carrier. The mechanism comprises receiving means for r...	07/31/2007
7124791	Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing...	10/24/2006
7066351	Sanitized dispensing mechanism A sanitized dispensing mechanism mounted to a vending machine includes a receptacle, a barrier and an actuating device. The receptacle has an interior chamber and a rear opening behind the interior chamber through which an item discharged from an exterior opening of...	06/27/2006
7025258	Ball bearing actuation mechanism A ball bearing actuation mechanism includes a circular gauge wheel rotatably mounted in an interior chamber of a housing below an inlet passage and adjacent to outlet and overflow discharge openings of the housing and a curved retainer wall mounted to the housing in...	04/11/2006
6760643	Methods and apparatus for dispensing items The invention provides methods and apparatus for dispensing items from a dispensing unit. According to the invention, the dispensing unit comprises a plurality of locations in which the items are held, a processor in which records corresponding to the items on the u...	07/06/2004
6708842	Method and device for unpacking a stack in a sleeve The invention relates to a method and device for unpacking a stack of products packaged in a sleeve, such as a stack of covers for cans, for instance drink cans, having the steps of removing a portion of the sleeve located on a longitudinal end; peeling away the sle...	03/23/2004
6398004	Method for dispensing and feeding articles A method and apparatus for dispensing and feeding to a workstation elongated articles which are vertically stackable and have a substantially common longitudinal dimension. Articles of different shape are sequentially dispensing from separate dispensers o...	06/04/2002
6385505	Methods and apparatus for dispensing items The invention provides methods and apparatus for dispensing items from a dispensing unit. According to the invention, the dispensing unit comprises a plurality of locations in which the items are held, a processor in which records corresponding to the ite...	05/07/2002
6199740	Pneumatic fastener inserter and hopper for same A pneumatic fastener inserter and hopper for the same is disclosed for use in inserting fasteners into material being secured. The hopper comprises a rotatable drum which tumbles the fasteners therein into position so that the shanks thereof protrude outw...	03/13/2001
5480087	Fastener feeding apparatus A fastener feeding apparatus which is adapted for concurrently feeding a plurality of fasteners to respective driving machines, and wherein the fasteners are fed from a vibratory hopper along a single delivery chute to a slide assembly. Upon movement of t...	01/02/1996
5415321	Feeder for pharmaceutical thermoform packaging machines An apparatus for feeding a plurality of pharmaceutical product simultaneously onto a matrix of formed blister webbing is provided. The dedicated feeder structure is held within a housing which incorporates a plurality of hanger plates for easy manual exch...	05/16/1995
5372277	Ball dispensing unit A dispensing unit for separating balls from a supply stream, particularly for use on golf driving ranges, comprises a supply tube (10) and a delivery tube which has a header tube (12) with a mouth portion (16) leading from the supply tube (10), and the su...	12/13/1994
5277331	Vending machine for dispensing spherical objects An apparatus for vending spherical objects such as golf balls including a housing from which the balls are loaded onto the upper end of an inclined row of parallel tracks thereby forming a column of balls in each track. A rotatable horizontal shaft is loc...	01/11/1994
5259530	Automatic vending machine An automatic vending machine for automatically vending commodities comprises at least one storage unit for storing the commodities, at least two discharge paths downwardly branched from the storage unit, for discharging the commodities, and a feed unit fo...	11/09/1993
5259402	Cigarette hopper vane jam prevention device Apparatus and method are disclosed for preventing vane jams in cigarette hoppers. The apparatus and method of the invention are characterized by a plurality of curved elements or guides extending from the back to the front of the hopper. The guides help s...	11/09/1993
5114305	Apparatus for storing slide fastener sliders An apparatus is disclosed for storing slide fastener sliders preparatory to application thereof onto a stringer chain, the apparatus comprising a plurality of slider stockers removably mounted on a stocker holder and a slider supply including a chute, the...	05/19/1992
5102009	Small-article feed machine An apparatus of this invention has a parts feeder unit, and this parts feeder unit has a plurality of parts feed countries. Guide pipe paths are respectively connected to these parts feed ports. Aligning units are arranged midway along these guide pipe pa...	04/07/1992
5033642	Divider for a guide track for ball-shaped objects A divider for a guide track for ball-shaped objects such as golf balls, is provided with a feed channel and two discharge channels, the feed channel being placed asymmetrically relative to the two discharge channels, in such a way that each arriving ball-...	07/23/1991
4832176	System for automatically distributing and supplying parts A system for automatically distributing and supplying parts includes a parts distributing device for delivering an array of parts, and a parts supplying device for feeding the parts to a parts installing device at spaced intervals corresponding to parts i...	05/23/1989
4768638	Device to precisely release individual electrical components A device for precisely releasing individual electrical components, especially electronic integrated circuits (IC's) to sort, position and/or store the components on a slanted work table, without relative friction between connector pins, soldering terminal...	09/06/1988
4712712	Ball dispensing apparatus and method An apparatus and a method for simultaneously dispensing a plurality of golf balls are disclosed. A housing member having a plurality of guide members therein is provided for guiding the plurality of balls therethrough into a holding member suitable for be...	12/15/1987
4705152	Switch track assembly for high-speed handling of electronic components A switch track mechanism for selectively directing electronic components from a single trackway to one of a plurality of discharge or accumulator stations comprising a first fixed track sections adjacent the trackway, a second fixed track section adjacent...	11/10/1987
4667847	Dispenser for golf balls A dispenser for golf balls comprises an upper bin (1) containing the balls to be dispensed retained by means of an inclined plate (2) partially sealing the bin (1) so as to arrange in its lower portion an opening (3) for the passage of the balls. In order...	05/26/1987
4629091	Workpiece escapement and divider A turret journalled on a vertical axis has a plurality of vertically spaced pockets open at their upper and lower ends and spaced circumferentially around its outer periphery. A workpiece hopper has a downwardly extending outlet lying on the circle define...	12/16/1986
4588108	Apparatus for dispensing spherical objects The disclosure relates to an apparatus which is applicable such as, for example, an automatic golf ball dispenser, and comprises a ball magazine floor which consists of a number of tracks for golf balls so that these are arranged in rows after one another...	05/13/1986
4488717	Apparatus for feeding material to and receiving material from a scanning system A scanning system receives and ejects material to be scanned in a given plane. There are first and second transports, each for holding material to be scanned. A table has a bed capable of holding one of the transports. Rails above the bed hold the other t...	12/18/1984
4488716	Method of feeding material to and receiving it from a scanning system A method of feeding material to be scanned to, and ejecting such material from, a scanning system is provided. The scanning system receives, ejects and transports carrying material to be scanned. Two such transports are provided, to permit material to be ...	12/18/1984
4449872	Broaching machine A fully automatic machine tool for simultaneously broaching parallel slots on a plurality of workpieces mounted on a rotatable table in which the table is indexed between a plurality of broaching operations to revolve the workpieces and hence to effect ro...	05/22/1984
4356907	Machine for distributing groups of workpieces to different destinations Elongate workpieces with enlarged heads to be distributed in groups to different destinations, such as plastic parisons to be delivered to respective mold cavities of a four-cavity blow-molding unit, are fed--partly by gravity--over a pair of sloping, cou...	11/02/1982
4341298	Forming groups of rod-like articles A non-intermittent cigarette bundle forming device comprises three hoppers, one for each cigarette row. An oscillating ladder (23) at the bottom of each hopper provides an escapement mechanism for a row to form in front of a gate (6). On release of the ga...	07/27/1982
4222495	Automatic screw feeding apparatus An automatic screw feeding apparatus including a body having a groove and a screw inlet formed therein, a screw passing hole intercepting plate provided under the body, a screw distributing member provided in the groove, a screw longitudinal feeding membe...	09/16/1980
3977160	Machine for filling chocolate-box trays and the like A machine for delivering different chocolates or other objects to selected positions on trays comprises, for each type of chocolate, a distribution head receiving chocolates along a waiting line. Yokes of an intermittent chain conveyor laterally displace ...	08/31/1976

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Class 221/68 - PLURAL DISPENSING STACKS FORMED FROM SINGLE SOURCE