Coupon packet dispensing system
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1. In a coupon packet dispenser or the like;
- housing means defining a vertically disposed compartment receiving a stack of substantially vertically aligned, vertically juxtaposed packets;
said compartment having generally vertical front and rear walls;
a forwardly and return movable regid floor plate underlying said compartment and having a flat surfaced, recessed portion extending rearwardly from its front end and defining a generally vertically disposed dispensing shoulder adjacent the rear of said compartment and said rear wall when the plate is in rearward position, the recessed portion underlying the compartment so that the lowermost packet is received in said recessed portion, and opening to the front of said plate so the packet can be separated from the recessed portion when the plate is moved forwardly and thence returned;
the plate having a flat surfaced rear portion for receiving the next lowermost packet and supporting the stack when the plate is moved forwardly and the shoulder removes the lowermost packet from the bottom of the stack;
the said recessed portion of the plate having front to rear extending groove means thereon and the said rear wall of the compartment supporting downwardly projecting tab means which are received in said grooves to prevent famming of a lowermost packet between the said rear wall and plate when the plate is returned rearwardly; and
means attached to the housing means extending downwardly to restrain the next lowermost packet from moving forwardly when the plate is moved forwardly to push the lowermost packet forwardly.
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A coupon packet housing defines a vertically disposed compartment for receiving a stack of substantially vertically aligned, vertically juxtaposed packets. A forwardly and rearwardly movable reciprocable floor plate underlies the compartment and has a flat surfaced, recessed portion extending rearwardly from its front end to define a generally vertically disposed dispensing shoulder which lies adjacent the rear of the compartment when the plate is in rearward position. The lowermost packet is received in the recessed portion, and is separated from the stack and then the recessed portion when the plate is respectively moved forwardly and thence returned rearwardly.
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1. In a coupon packet dispenser or the like;
- housing means defining a vertically disposed compartment receiving a stack of substantially vertically aligned, vertically juxtaposed packets;
said compartment having generally vertical front and rear walls;
a forwardly and return movable regid floor plate underlying said compartment and having a flat surfaced, recessed portion extending rearwardly from its front end and defining a generally vertically disposed dispensing shoulder adjacent the rear of said compartment and said rear wall when the plate is in rearward position, the recessed portion underlying the compartment so that the lowermost packet is received in said recessed portion, and opening to the front of said plate so the packet can be separated from the recessed portion when the plate is moved forwardly and thence returned;
the plate having a flat surfaced rear portion for receiving the next lowermost packet and supporting the stack when the plate is moved forwardly and the shoulder removes the lowermost packet from the bottom of the stack;
the said recessed portion of the plate having front to rear extending groove means thereon and the said rear wall of the compartment supporting downwardly projecting tab means which are received in said grooves to prevent famming of a lowermost packet between the said rear wall and plate when the plate is returned rearwardly; and
means attached to the housing means extending downwardly to restrain the next lowermost packet from moving forwardly when the plate is moved forwardly to push the lowermost packet forwardly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- housing means defining a vertically disposed compartment receiving a stack of substantially vertically aligned, vertically juxtaposed packets;
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13. In a coupon packet dispenser or the like;
- housing means defining a vertically disposed compartment for receiving a stack of substantially vertically aligned, vertically juxtaposed packets;
a forwardly and return movable rigid floor plate underlying said compartment and having a flat surfaced, recessed portion extending rearwardly from its front end and defining a generally vertically disposed dispensing shoulder adjacent the rear of said compartment when the plate is in rearward position, the recessed portion underlying the compartment so that the lowermost packet is received in said recessed portion, and opening to the front of said plate so the packet can be separated from the recessed portion when the plate is moved forwardly and thence returned;
the plate having a flat surfaced rear portion for receiving the next lowermost packet and supporting the stack when the plate is moved forwaredly and the shoulder removes the lowermost packet from the bottom of the stack;
the plate having fore-to-aft extending groove means;
leaf spring means attached to the housing means, mounted in the groove means and having a depressible front end extending slightly above the groove means;
downturned flange means attached to said leaf spring means; and
means attached to the housing means extending downwardly to restrain the next lowermost packet from moving forwardly when the plate is moved forwardly to push the lowermost packet forwardly.
- housing means defining a vertically disposed compartment for receiving a stack of substantially vertically aligned, vertically juxtaposed packets;
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