Front loading cutlery dispenser
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1. A cutlery dispenser for use with a number of cutlery utensils, comprising:
- a housing; and
a front cover;
the front cover defining a dispensing opening and comprising a spring loaded retainer such that the number of cutlery utensils may be loaded through the dispensing opening and past the spring loaded retainer on the front cover into the housing and may be dispensed out of the dispensing opening.
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Abstract
The present application provides a cutlery dispenser for use with a number of cutlery utensils. The cutlery dispenser may include a housing and a front cover. The front cover may include a dispensing opening and a spring loaded retainer such that the cutlery utensils may be loaded through the front cover and may be dispensed therefrom.
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1. A cutlery dispenser for use with a number of cutlery utensils, comprising:
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a housing; and a front cover; the front cover defining a dispensing opening and comprising a spring loaded retainer such that the number of cutlery utensils may be loaded through the dispensing opening and past the spring loaded retainer on the front cover into the housing and may be dispensed out of the dispensing opening. - 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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arranging the cutlery utensils in a stack via a joinder member; loading the stack into a dispensing opening defined through a front cover of the dispenser; pivoting a retainer into a first position along the front cover while the stack is pushed beyond the retainer; pivoting the retainer into a second position once the stack is within the dispenser; removing the joinder member from the stack; and
dispensing the cutlery utensils through the dispensing opening on the front cover.
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16. A cutlery dispenser, comprising:
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a housing; a stack of cutlery utensils; a dispensing opening defined through a front cover; and a spring loaded retainer positioned about the dispensing opening such that the stack of cutlery utensils may pivot the spring loaded retainer so as to be loaded through the dispensing opening into the housing and then be dispensed out of the dispensing opening. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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