Dispensing device for merchandise

• US 3,122,236 A
• Filed: 11/05/1962
• Issued: 02/25/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph Michiel
• Original Assignee: Joseph Michiel
• Inventors: JOSEPH MICHIEL
• Application Number:
  US04/235,466
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• US Class Current: 206/559
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5246 formed separately from the container or lid
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/724 Internal fittings facilitating the discharge of contents, e.g. guiding panels, movable bottoms or lifting strips
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/005 the piston or movable bottom being pulled upwards to dispense the contents

Claims

1. A DISPENSING TRAY FOR ARTICLES COMPRISING:

AN ENCLOSURE FORMED FROM A SINGLE LANK HAVING INTEGRAL FRONT, BACK, AND SIDE PORTIONS, SAID FRONT PORTION COMPRISING, A DOUBLED FLAP HAVING TABS ENGAGING IN SLOTS IN SAID BOTTOM AND SIDE PORTIONS, A CLOSED RESILIENT BAND CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID DOUBLED FLAP OF SAID FRONT MEMBER, SAID ENCLOSURE BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD A STACK OF ARTICLES AND SAID BAND BEING ADAPTED TO ENCLOSE SAID ARTICLES IN SAID ENCLOSURE A SLIDABLE PUSHER MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID ENCLOSURE AT THE REAR OF SAID ARTICLES, SAID PUSHER MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SIDE NOTCHES TO RECEIVE AND LOCATE SAID BAND, SAID PUSHER MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY BEHIND THE LAST ARTICLE IN SAID STACK AND THEN BEING BENT FORWARDLY OVER ONE OR MORE ARTICLES AND THEN TUCKED BETWEEN SAID ARTICLES WHEREBY WHEN THE ARTICLES ARE REMOVED FROM THE FRONT OF SAID ENCLOSURE TO THE POINT WHERE SAID MEMBER IS TUCKED INTO SAID STACK THEN SAID TUCKED IN MEMBER WILL SPRING UP AND PROVIDE AN INDICATION THAT SAID ENCLOSURE NEEDS REFILLING, WHEREBY AS ARTICLES ARE REMOVED FROM THE FRONT OF SAID ENCLOSURE SAID BAND MOVES THE REMAINING ARTICLES FORWARD IN SAID ENCLOSURE.