DISPENSER
First Claim
1. A dispenser for dispensing a plurality of products, the dispenser comprising a body, the body including a product housing defining an interior for housing the plurality of products, the product housing having a dispensing portion defining a dispensing opening configured to permit the removal of at least one of the plurality of products from the interior, the body further including a plunger movably engaged with the product housing and including a product support that moves within the interior to move the plurality of products towards the dispensing opening, the dispenser comprising a moisture tight seal between the plunger and the product housing.
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Abstract
A dispenser includes a body, the body including a product housing defining an interior for housing a plurality of products. The product housing has a dispensing portion defining a dispensing opening configured to permit the removal of at least one of the plurality of products from the interior. The body further includes a plunger movably engaged with the product housing and including a product support that moves within the interior to move the plurality of products towards the dispensing opening, the dispenser comprising a moisture tight seal between the plunger and the product housing.
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19 Claims
- 1. A dispenser for dispensing a plurality of products, the dispenser comprising a body, the body including a product housing defining an interior for housing the plurality of products, the product housing having a dispensing portion defining a dispensing opening configured to permit the removal of at least one of the plurality of products from the interior, the body further including a plunger movably engaged with the product housing and including a product support that moves within the interior to move the plurality of products towards the dispensing opening, the dispenser comprising a moisture tight seal between the plunger and the product housing.
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13. A dispensing assembly for dispensing a plurality of products provided in a stack, the dispensing assembly comprising:
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a body having a plunger, a first end, a second end, and an interior, the interior configured for housing the stack, the first and second ends being positioned on opposite ends of the body; a dispensing portion located at the first end of the body and including a dispensing opening, the plunger configured to move the plurality of products toward the dispensing portion; and a ratchet positioned between the plunger and the housing, the ratchet configured to permit the displacement of the plunger toward the first end of the body to move the stack toward the dispensing opening, the ratchet also configured to prevent the displacement of the plunger toward the second end of the body; wherein the interior is configured for the stack to extend within the interior toward the dispensing portion, the interior further configured for a selected one of the plurality of products located at an end of the stack to be aligned with the opening, so as to permit removal of the selected one of the plurality of products from the body during a dispensing operation, the dispensing assembly having a total height which is reduced when the plunger moves toward the dispensing portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification