Class 221/220 - Having spring form, resilient gripper elements

Subclass of Class 221 - Article dispensing
Definition: Devices in which the affirmative holding means comprise
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 10/02/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7275672	Center pull dispenser with self-adjusting dispenser mechanism A dispenser for dispensing flexible web material from a center pull roll capable of accommodating different types of web material in the form of sheets separated by lines of perforation. The dispenser includes dispenser apparatus permitting the device to self-adjust...	10/02/2007
7270248	Adjustable dispenser for soft pliable lids A dispenser for dispensing flexible lids includes a housing having a lid stack holder for containing a coaxial stack of lids. Lids are supported within a substantially coaxial channel of the lid stack by a pair of opposing indexing shafts that rotate upon operation ...	09/18/2007
7234611	Article separating and dispensing device The present invention relates to a more robust article dispensing apparatus that is relatively simple in construction and usage for dispensing articles in a clean and protective environment. More specifically, the apparatus accepts, separates, and dispenses articles...	06/26/2007
7210598	Authomated pill-dispensing apparatus An under-counter portable automatic pill-dispensing apparatus includes a double array of storage units for storing pills in bulk, a retriever between the two arrays for retrieving selected storage units, and a pill-dispensing module for unloading pills into a vial. ...	05/01/2007
7207462	Lid dispenser A dispenser is adjustable to contain beverage container lids of various sizes. A housing has a front element with an opening. Pager assemblies are mounted in slots which extend radially outwardly from the opening. A stack of lids is inserted into the housing through...	04/24/2007
7156256	Item taking-out container An item taking-out container making it possible to take out small items, such as candies or chocolates, one by one is composed of a container main body equipped with an accommodating portion capable of accommodating a plurality of items of a predetermined configurat...	01/02/2007
7086560	Vending machine A vending machine adopts a storing tray capable of storing a plurality of commodities in an upright state as storing means, and adopts means including a hand unit capable of gripping the commodity located at a taking-out portion of a predetermined storing tray as re...	08/08/2006
7048183	RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (...	05/23/2006
7040075	Nitrogen cap chute end A cap chute end for capping a plurality of in-line containers in an ambient atmosphere includes a fluid manifold having a plurality of first manifold apertures for injecting a first fluid into the plurality of containers. A fluid shoe is operatively adjacent the flu...	05/09/2006
6695698	Electro-mechanical coin operated capsule dispensing game system A dispensing game system includes a prize capsule storage hopper above two automatic hopper loaders that replenish the game below with prize capsules as needed. Two Ferris wheels carry free swinging gondolas that receive and hold the prize capsules from t...	02/24/2004
6425495	Article dispensing apparatus An article dispensing apparatus with a novel structure is provided for lifting and taking out articles such as candies, stored in a stack within a case body, one by one from the top one. The article dispensing apparatus has a case body for storing article...	07/30/2002
6405895	Arranging and supplying apparatus An apparatus for arranging and supplying a plurality of objects, the apparatus including a chute which includes at least one end portion extending in a direction inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and which causes the objects arranged in an arra...	06/18/2002
6402103	Coffee filter holder A coffee filter holder for holding coffee filters in a position for easy retrieval. The coffee filter holder includes an elongate member. The elongate member has a first end and a second end. The elongate member has a generally planar front side and a gen...	06/11/2002
5960989	Lid dispenser with dial adjustment and pivoting access door The lid dispenser of the present invention has four rods which extend from the front to the rear and which support and guide the lids. The rods are connected at the front to individual lid dispensing pagers, and are supported at the rear in arcuate tracks...	10/05/1999
5873488	Vial gripper mechanism In an automatic medicament dispensing machine, a vial gripper mechanism includes a rotatable first jaw and a second jaw coupled with the output shaft of a jaw motor. In an open position, the jaws are spaced for receiving a medicament vial therebetween. Ac...	02/23/1999
5820499	Magazine ball dispenser A tubular table tennis ball storage and discharge magazine formed with a lateral discharge opening and positioned gravitationally to feed the balls to the opening, the magazine having elastic retainers at the opening to hold the advance ball poised for se...	10/13/1998
5337636	Automatic screw feeder An automatic screw feeder to be coupled to a conventional electric screw driver so that a plurality of screws may be successively and automatically grasped and relocated from a screw supply to the screw driver bit. The screw feeder includes a swing arm as...	08/16/1994
5314661	Kit of test elements and liquid-bearing containers A kit of slide-like articles that includes a stack of slide test elements and a separate stack of containers bearing a sealed liquid, the containers and test elements having substantially the same outside dimensions so that the containers are processable ...	05/24/1994
5090590	Access delay mechanism A limited access container that limits the rate at which articles can be withdrawn therefrom includes a retrieval rod which extends through the top cover of the container and which has an article-holding implement on the lower end thereof. After securing ...	02/25/1992
5082268	Credit card dispensing and positioning apparatus Apparatus for accurately dispensing and positioning a credit card onto a predetermined area of a surface, includes a support tray which supports a stack of cards; a pusher assembly including a pusher plate which pushes out a leading edge of a lowermost on...	01/21/1992
4971222	Coffee filter dispenser An apparatus for storing and individually dispensing coffee machine filters. The apparatus is of cylindrical construction with a resilient dispensing type applicator insertable in the cylinder to permit a coffee filter to be removed. A bottom, upwardly pr...	11/20/1990
4796779	Combined filter housing and extractor A combined filter housing for storing a plurality of flattened conically-shaped filters therein and a combination cover and extractor for the stored filters includes an extractor mechanism disposed within the cover having semi-adhesive resilient members d...	01/10/1989
4650091	Slide-fastener discharging apparatus An apparatus for discharging slide fasteners comprises a guide unit disposed on a horizontal longitudinal path downstream of a pair of feed rollers for receiving the slide fasteners therefrom one after another, and a gripping unit disposed in the path dow...	03/17/1987
4618072	Bill paying machine A bill paying machine of a type to be disposed between two operators and used in common by them. Two paying outlets are arranged side by side on the front portion of the bill paying machine. The bills are transferred from bill containers of the bill payin...	10/21/1986
4466555	Jig for use in machining stylus blanks A jig comprises a housing which has a front end and a storage channel. A split collet and an elongated slotted bar attached thereto are slideably moveable into and out of the housing. The jig further has an elongated bolt for transporting individual blank...	08/21/1984
4453873	Automatic supporting plate loader A loader for automatically supplying printed circuit supporting plates to a laminator where, above the stack of supporting plates, is provided a support moving to and fro in vertical direction relative to the plate stack, with the said support being fitte...	06/12/1984
4396131	Vending machine for beverage cups having a soluble component A vending machine capable of dispensing individual beverage cups incorporating a soluble component, selectively from one of a plurality of stacks, each stack containing cups having a particular type of soluble component. The cups are positioned in inverte...	08/02/1983
4269324	Dispenser for paper-like containers A dispenser for flexible open topped paper-like containers which includes an upper storage compartment for holding a stack of inverted containers to be dispensed through a dispensing opening formed in the bottom of said compartment, said dispenser also in...	05/26/1981
4249841	Wire picking from a wire bundle Wires are picked from a loose bundle of wires which have been cut to length, prior to feeding to a processing machine such as a grid welding machine. The bundle is laid on a supporting table (23) so that end parts of the wires project freely beyond the ta...	02/10/1981
4232798	Automatic vending machine for delivering containers having edible product therein An automatic vending machine for delivering soft ice cream or the like to ice cream cones or other containers. A pivotally mounted arm receives a cone and then moves to a product-dispensing station. The product is dispensed into the cone until a weight-re...	11/11/1980
4174047	Vending machine for newspapers and the like A mechanism kit is provided to enable fast and economical conversion of existing semi-honor newspaper vending machines to machines for dispensing one newspaper or magazine at a time following the insertion of proper coins into the conventional coin contro...	11/13/1979
4110931	Insect bait dispensing device A device carried by a fisherman for dispensing live insects, e.g., crickets and the like, used as fish bait. The device includes a bait container for holding a limited supply of the crickets and a bait dispensing head attached to the bait container for fa...	09/05/1978
4005783	Multi-cavity mold loading apparatus Apparatus for inserting a plurality of molding inserts into respective mold cavities of a multi-cavity mold, simultaneously, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an insert-holding arrangement for removably holding a plurality of generally annular inserts...	02/01/1977

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Class 221/220 - Having spring form, resilient gripper elements