Cutlery dispenser system
First Claim
1. A cutlery dispenser system for dispensing cutlery utensils, each one of the cutlery utensils having an elongate handle, the dispenser system comprising:
- a bin having an open bin front; and
a cartridge being removably insertable into the bin through the bin front and having at least one vertical slot opening to a cartridge top and a cartridge side, the vertical slot being configured to contain a stack of the utensils such that the handles thereof protrude laterally beyond the cartridge side and wherein the vertical slot is configured such that at least one of the utensils may be removed by upward movement thereof beyond the cartridge top.
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Abstract
Provided is a cutlery dispenser system for dispensing cutlery utensils wherein each one of the utensils has an elongate handle extending from an eating portion. The cutlery dispenser system comprises a support rack, at least one bin and at least one cartridge. The bin is configured to be removably mountable to the support rack and has an open bin front. The bin may have a bin top that is covered by a bin cover. The cartridge is configured to be removably insertable into the bin through the bin front. The cartridge has at least one vertical slot which opens to the cartridge top and the cartridge side. The vertical slot is configured to contain a stack of the utensils wherein the handles protrude laterally beyond the cartridge side such that at least one of the utensils may be removed by upward movement beyond the cartridge top.
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1. A cutlery dispenser system for dispensing cutlery utensils, each one of the cutlery utensils having an elongate handle, the dispenser system comprising:
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a bin having an open bin front; and
a cartridge being removably insertable into the bin through the bin front and having at least one vertical slot opening to a cartridge top and a cartridge side, the vertical slot being configured to contain a stack of the utensils such that the handles thereof protrude laterally beyond the cartridge side and wherein the vertical slot is configured such that at least one of the utensils may be removed by upward movement thereof beyond the cartridge top. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cutlery dispenser system for dispensing cutlery utensils, each one of the cutlery utensils having an elongate handle, the dispenser system comprising:
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a support rack;
a bin being removably mountable to the support rack and having an open bin front; and
a cartridge being removably insertable into the bin through the bin front and having at least three vertical slots disposed in side-be-side arrangement, each one of the vertical slots opening to a cartridge top and a cartridge side and being configured to contain a stack of the utensils such that the handles thereof protrude laterally beyond the cartridge side and wherein the vertical slots are configured such that at least one of the utensils in a respective one of the stacks may be removed by upward movement thereof beyond the cartridge top. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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