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Rack for dispensing articles

  • US 4,836,390 A
  • Filed: 10/15/1987
  • Issued: 06/06/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for dispensing articles comprising:

  • a substantially rectangular compartment having front, rear, bottom and opposed side walls;

    at least one divider wall section extending longitudinally between said front and rear walls for dividing said compartment into a plurality of longitudinal channels;

    a longitudinal slot in each of said channels extending through said bottom wall; and

    pusher means movable longitudinally in each of said channels for urging articles within the respective one of said channels in a forward direction towards said front wall;

    each said pusher means including an upper pusher body within the respective channel adapted to bear against a rearmost article in said channel and having a lower surface, a lower foot portion below said bottom wall having an upper surface spaced from said lower surface of said pusher body by a distance greater than a thickness of said bottom wall, a connecting element extending through the respective slot for connecting said pusher body and said foot portion and biasing means for urging said pusher means in said forward direction and acting above said lower surface thereof to tip said pusher body and thereby bring a rear portion only of said foot portion into substantially line contact with said bottom wall.

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