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Dispenser for cutlery utensils

  • US 20040089670A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2002
  • Published: 05/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A utensil dispenser adapted for the dispensing of at least one utensil, comprising:

  • a housing having at least a bottom wall comprising a base, wherein the base defines at least one dispensing opening therein, wherein a plurality of inclined portions are formed in at least a portion of a thickness of the base defining the dispensing opening, and wherein the inclined portions are inclined downward from a top surface of the base;

    wherein at least one utensil is positioned on or adjacent to the top surface of the base; and

    a dispensing mechanism capable of moving the at least one utensil;

    wherein the at least one utensil is dispensed by the dispensing mechanism moving the at least one utensil downward along the inclined portions to fall through the dispensing opening.

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