FORWARD ADVANCING CUTLERY DISPENSER
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1. A cutlery dispenser for dispensing a number of cutlery utensils, comprising:
- a housing;
a front cover enclosing the housing;
a dispensing wedge; and
a dispensing trough positioned on the front cover;
wherein the dispensing wedge angles a leading cutlery utensil into the dispensing trough for dispensing therethrough.
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Abstract
The present application provides a cutlery dispenser for dispensing a number of cutlery utensils. The cutlery dispenser may include a housing, a front cover enclosing the housing, a dispensing wedge, and a dispensing trough positioned on the front cover. The dispensing wedge angles a leading cutlery utensil into the dispensing trough for dispensing therethrough.
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20 Claims
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1. A cutlery dispenser for dispensing a number of cutlery utensils, comprising:
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a housing; a front cover enclosing the housing; a dispensing wedge; and a dispensing trough positioned on the front cover; wherein the dispensing wedge angles a leading cutlery utensil into the dispensing trough for dispensing therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of dispensing cutlery utensils from a dispenser, comprising:
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pushing a stack of cutlery utensils into the dispenser; holding the stack of cutlery utensils in place via a pair of flexors when a front cover of the dispenser is open; closing the front cover; releasing the pair of flexors when the front cover is closed; and pushing several of the cutlery utensils into a fanned position about the front cover.
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16. A cutlery dispenser, comprising:
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a housing; a front cover enclosing the housing; a dispensing wedge positioned about the front cover; and a stack of cutlery utensils positioned within the housing; a plurality of the cutlery utensils in the stack comprising a fanned position about the front cover. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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