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A cup dispensing package comprises an axially collapsible cylindrical sleeve for storing a stack of nested, disposable cups. The sleeve comprises at least a pair of bands at its opposite end portions, axially extending, uniformly circumferentially spaced slits between the bands that define axially e

A cup dispensing package comprises an axially collapsible cylindrical sleeve for storing a stack of nested, disposable cups. The sleeve comprises at least a pair of bands at its opposite end portions, axially extending, uniformly circumferentially spaced slits between the bands that define axially extending strips provided with circumferential cut scores, and a detent on one of the bands frictionally engaging the rim of a partially extending cup to retain the latter prior to its forcible removal. The strips fold radially outwardly then downwardly about their cut scores and transverse sections thereof in response to axially applied compressive force on the sleeve, by the user, as the cups are removed, thereby presenting a fully extended frictionally retained cup for dispensing until such time the cup supply is exhausted.

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Cup dispensing apparatus comprising: a sleeve of flexible and resilient material for containing a stack of nested cups, said sleeve including at least one set of a plurality of generally axially extending circumferentially spaced wall defining strips of uniform length; circumferentially aligned mean

Cup dispensing apparatus comprising: a sleeve of flexible and resilient material for containing a stack of nested cups, said sleeve including at least one set of a plurality of generally axially extending circumferentially spaced wall defining strips of uniform length; circumferentially aligned means intermediate ends of said strips defining weakened foldable regions; and detent means comprising beads of hot melt adhesive disposed toward one end of and adherent to the inner surface of said sleeve, said beads being circumferentially spaced about the sleeve in at least one substantially circular row for engagement by the rim of a cup to retain said stack of nested cups in said sleeve, said sleeve being collapsible by folding of said strips about said weakened foldable regions and about ends thereof upon forcibly urging ends of said sleeve relatively toward one another as cups are removed past said detent means, from said stack, thereby to maintain engagement of said detent means with a cup rim.