GB2462979A - Cup dispenser - Google Patents

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GB2462979A
GB2462979A GB0922681A GB0922681A GB2462979A GB 2462979 A GB2462979 A GB 2462979A GB 0922681 A GB0922681 A GB 0922681A GB 0922681 A GB0922681 A GB 0922681A GB 2462979 A GB2462979 A GB 2462979A
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cup
clips
cup dispenser
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Bernie Ziebart
Scott Collins
Paul A Omdoll
Jayson Pearl
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Colman Group Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/08—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom
    • A47F1/085—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom for nested articles, e.g. cups, cones
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G59/00—De-stacking of articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/22—Pushers actuated indirectly by hand, e.g. through cranks or levers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)

Abstract

A cup dispenser having a plurality of resilient adjustable clips for engaging and dispensing cups without marring the surface of the dispensed cups. The clips include a cup engagement portion that exceeds the deformed width of the portion of a cup with which the clips are engaged.
GB0922681.2A 2007-06-25 2008-06-25 Cup dispenser Active GB2462979B (en)

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US94608407P 2007-06-25 2007-06-25
PCT/US2008/068183 WO2009003036A1 (en) 2007-06-25 2008-06-25 Cup dispenser

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GB0922681D0 GB0922681D0 (en) 2010-02-17
GB2462979A true GB2462979A (en) 2010-03-03
GB2462979A8 GB2462979A8 (en) 2010-04-28
GB2462979B GB2462979B (en) 2012-02-15

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CA (1) CA2691958C (en)
DE (1) DE112008001683T5 (en)
GB (1) GB2462979B (en)
WO (1) WO2009003036A1 (en)

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US6325243B1 (en) * 2000-11-10 2001-12-04 George Bennett Device for dispensing cups

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CA2691958A1 (en) 2008-12-31
WO2009003036A1 (en) 2008-12-31
GB0922681D0 (en) 2010-02-17
GB2462979B (en) 2012-02-15
GB2462979A8 (en) 2010-04-28
DE112008001683T5 (en) 2010-07-29
CA2691958C (en) 2016-06-21
US20090057334A1 (en) 2009-03-05

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