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A ball dispenser for dispensing balls includes a first elongated open-ended tube for stacking the balls, a finger-operable dispenser permitting positioning, touch and inspection of a lowermost ball, and release of the lowermost ball by the finger of one hand of the user, so as to leave the other han

A ball dispenser for dispensing balls includes a first elongated open-ended tube for stacking the balls, a finger-operable dispenser permitting positioning, touch and inspection of a lowermost ball, and release of the lowermost ball by the finger of one hand of the user, so as to leave the other hand free. The finger-operable dispenser mechanism includes a holder mounted near one end of the first tube, a two-position spring-loaded lever pivotably mounted on the holder, and having a ball support portion normally supporting the lowermost ball, a finger-operable portion connected to the ball support portion, and a transient ball resting portion opposite the ball support portion, and which protrudes into the first tube interior through a slot formed in the tube. The ball support portion is normally urged by the spring-loaded lever to abut the lowermost ball, when the spring-loaded lever is in a rest position, but permits release of the lowermost ball upon actuation of the finger-operable portion, the transient ball resting portion temporarily blocking release of a ball above the lowermost ball, when the spring-loaded lever is in an actuated position, both resumes an inoperative position when the finger-operable portion reverts to the rest position, whereby the ball previously positioned above the now released, and erstwhile lowermost ball becomes the new lowermost ball, due to the action of gravity.

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A ball dispenser for dispensing balls, comprising in combination a first elongated tube for stacking said balls, having a bottom opening being defined by a perimeter extending with a part thereof at right angles to the direction of elongation, and another part of said perimeter being slanted with re

A ball dispenser for dispensing balls, comprising in combination a first elongated tube for stacking said balls, having a bottom opening being defined by a perimeter extending with a part thereof at right angles to the direction of elongation, and another part of said perimeter being slanted with respect to the direction of elongation, finger-operable dispenser means permitting positioning, touch and inspection of a lowermost ball, and release of said lowermost ball by the finger of one hand of the user, so as to leave the other hand free, said finger-operable dispenser means including a holder mounted near one end of said first tube, a two-position lever molded or stamped from a single solid member, being pivotably mounted at a pivot above said opening on said holder, and having a ball support portion normally supporting said lowermost ball, a finger-operable portion below said pivot and connected to said ball support portion, a transient ball resting portion having an inclined surface partially complementing a contour of the lowermost ball, being partially directed toward said opening and protruding with an extremity thereof into the first tube interior through a slot formed in said tube, and a resilient portion adjacent to, but separated by a gap from said transient ball resting portion, said ball support portion normally abutting said lowermost ball, when said lever is in a rest position, but permitting release of said lowermost ball upon actuation of said fingeroperable portion so as to flex said resilient portion, said transient ball resting portion temporarily blocking release of a ball above said lowermost ball, when said lever is in an actuated position, but resuming an inoperative position when said finger-operable portion reverts to said rest position, whereby the ball previously positioned above the now released, and erstwhile lowermost ball, due to the action of gravity, becomes the new lowermost ball.