BLADE DISPENSER
First Claim
1. A dispenser for dispensing a plurality of blades, the dispenser comprising:
- a housing for accommodating the blades in a stacked fashion;
a push button slidably mounted at a first end of the housing such that the push button is movable from a released position to a depressed position and back to the released position, the push button having a blade catch for engaging a button-engaging portion of a first end blade of the blade stack when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, to move the first end blade to an extended position partially outside the housing;
a first spring for engaging the housing and the push button to bias the push button in the released position;
a blade pusher for engaging a second end blade of the blade stack opposite the first end blade of the blade stack; and
a second spring for engaging the housing and the blade pusher to bias the blade pusher and the blade stack towards the blade catch of the push button along a longitudinal axis of the housing, such that when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, the blade catch engages the button-engaging portion of the first end blade of the blade stack to move the first end blade to the extended position.
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Abstract
A blade dispenser is provided to safely and easily dispense razor blades. Embodiments include a dispenser having a housing for accommodating a stack of blades; and a push button slidably mounted at a first end of the housing. The push button has a blade catch for engaging a button-engaging portion of a blade of the blade stack when the push button moves from a depressed position to a released position, to move the blade to an extended position partially outside the housing. A first spring engages the housing and the push button to bias the push button in the released position, and a blade pusher engages an end blade of the blade stack. A second spring is provided for engaging the housing and the blade pusher to bias the blade pusher and the blade stack towards the blade catch of the push button, such that when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, the blade catch engages the button-engaging portion of the first end blade of the blade stack to move the first end blade to the extended position.
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16 Claims
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1. A dispenser for dispensing a plurality of blades, the dispenser comprising:
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a housing for accommodating the blades in a stacked fashion; a push button slidably mounted at a first end of the housing such that the push button is movable from a released position to a depressed position and back to the released position, the push button having a blade catch for engaging a button-engaging portion of a first end blade of the blade stack when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, to move the first end blade to an extended position partially outside the housing; a first spring for engaging the housing and the push button to bias the push button in the released position; a blade pusher for engaging a second end blade of the blade stack opposite the first end blade of the blade stack; and a second spring for engaging the housing and the blade pusher to bias the blade pusher and the blade stack towards the blade catch of the push button along a longitudinal axis of the housing, such that when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, the blade catch engages the button-engaging portion of the first end blade of the blade stack to move the first end blade to the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dispenser for dispensing a plurality of blades, the dispenser comprising:
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a housing for accommodating the blades in a stacked fashion; a push button slidably mounted at a first end of the housing such that the push button is movable from a released position to a depressed position and back to the released position, the push button having a blade catch for engaging a button-engaging portion of a first end blade of the blade stack when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, to move the first end blade to an extended position partially outside the housing; a spring for engaging the housing and the push button to bias the push button in the released position; a blade pusher for engaging a second end blade of the blade stack opposite the first end blade of the blade stack; a ratchet proximal the first end of the housing, operatively connected to the push button to advance the ratchet when the push button moves from the released position to the depressed position; and a belt attached to the blade pusher and engageable with the ratchet to draw the blade pusher and the blade stack towards the blade catch of the push button along a longitudinal axis of the housing when the push button moves from the released position to the depressed position, such that when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, the blade catch engages the button-engaging portion of the first end blade of the blade stack to move the first end blade to the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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