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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SOLID ARTICLES

  • US 20090272758A1
  • Filed: 01/06/2009
  • Published: 11/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for dispensing solid articles, the apparatus comprising:

  • a housing defining a dispensing channel and a portal through which articles can flow along a dispensing pathway;

    a gate system including a gate member positioned in the dispensing pathway, the gate member being selectively positionable between an open position and a closed position;

    wherein, when the gate member is in the open position, the gate member permits the articles to pass through the portal and, when the gate member is in the closed position, the gate member blocks the articles from passing through the portal; and

    wherein the gate system is configured such that the gate member is passively transitionable between the open and closed positions.

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