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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016157 | Dispenser The dispenser is comprised of a first hollow body and a second hollow body. The second hollow body fits into the first hollow body. The second hollow body has a closure at the open end. The second hollow body is maintained in the first hollow body by means of an int... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7258249 | Medical item storage cabinet and method The system for controlling and tracking medical items (830) includes a plurality of medical item storage cabinets (878). Each cabinet includes a plurality of doors (888-894). The doors control access to shelves (902, 904) and suppo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252209 | Inverted wet wipe dispenser A wet wipe dispenser is provided that includes a support having an open area adapted to be juxtaposed with the cover portion of a container of wet wipes in an inverted orientation, and a base portion supporting the support above a surface on which the base portion i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7118008 | Label tag dispenser A label tag dispenser has a base, a cassette mount for placing a paster cassette and two semi-shells symmetrical with each other. The cassette has an outer periphery and at least one groove is defined in the outer periphery. Each semi-shell has an open end, an inner... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7004435 | Bracket for absorbent sheet products A bracket for supporting a container of absorbent sheet products includes first and second side walls each having a flange section perpendicular thereto for mounting to a substantially vertical mounting surface. A cross member extends between the first and second si... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6920999 | Folded sheet dispenser having an overfill prevention mechanism A dispenser is provided for dispensing stacked folded sheets. The dispenser includes a housing defining an internal storage space for the stack of sheets. A cover member is pivotally attached to the housing and is movable between an open position and a closed positi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6769565 | Dispensing cartridge and system A dispensing system that includes a housing and a cartridge which is to be inserted into the interior area of the housing. The housing includes a plurality of intersecting exterior sidewalls, a first end wall defining a dispensing throat, a second end wall, and a me... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6189730 | Wet towelette and dry towel dispenser apparatus The invention comprises a wall or door-mounted container for cleansing wipes having two separate compartments, one for holding readily available packet stacks (or rolls) of dry paper towel wipes of standard size, and one for holding a sealed containers of... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5899358 | Device for dispensing cylindrical objects The invention concerns an apparatus for dispensing cylindrical objects, the apparatus having a dispensing device comprising a device housing having a dispensing opening, a storage magazine disposed within the device housing for storing the objects, and a ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5509571 | Plug-in dispenser for sanitary-hygiene items or the like The invention relates to a dispenser for sanitary-hygiene items, such as bags which can be folded up, handkerchiefs, or the like, comprising a box-type housing and a container of a flexible material, such as cardboard, which is exchangeably arranged in th... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5368190 | Apparatus for vending work objects An apparatus for vending work objects having a main frame; a vend mechanism; a subframe, composed of a plurality of modules defining at least one work object storage area, mounted on the main frame; a mount releasably mounting the vend mechanism in vendin... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5333754 | Shelf for housing products in an automatic frozen-product vending machine Frozen products housed in a rack are retained in a spiral wire and is guided by plastic guide pieces formed at portions necessary to hold the products. The guide pieces are fixed onto fitting supports attached to the rack, so that ice deposition spaces ar... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5273184 | Roll product dispenser with liquid shield Dispenser apparatus for roll products such as paper towels which includes a housing and a dispenser nozzle through which projects the lead end of a roll product disposed within the housing. The apparatus includes an internal shield located in the interior... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5096088 | Automatic dispensing device for articles with blocking of the loading door and of the delivery door Automatic dispensing apparatus for articles, comprising an outer casing (1), a sliding door (6) movable vertically on associated slide guides (7) fixed to the outer casing, there being provided below the sliding access door a movable wall (11), equipped a... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4995530 | Adjustable dispenser for holding boxes of plastic bags An adjustable dispenser container for holding boxes of plastic bags that are usually stored on a roll or packed individually side-by-side within a box to be dispensed from the box via a slot including a housing having sidewalls, a bottom, a top and a long... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4905869 | Apparatus for safe storage and dispensation of sliced bread A flexible container of bread slices has bellows-like foldable longitudinal sides, having a closed end and an open end. It is located within a somewhat larger casing provided with a closable lid, an open end of the flexible container being effectively sea... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4648529 | Dispensing apparatus for storing, draining and dispensing beads An apparatus and process for storing beads in a liquid medium and for draining and dispensing said beads essentially in the absence of said liquid medium is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus is designed so that the liquid medium in which the bea... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4497265 | Seeding implement A seeding implement which includes a cylindrical container having a bottom with a centrally located opening therein. A metering plate is located beneath said container, preferably defining a plurality of different sized orifices that are locatable beneath... | 02/05/1985 |
