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A dispenser for dispensing cylindrical objects of uniform diameter, such as beverage cans, from a package holding at least two rows of the objects, with at least two objects in each row. The dispenser has a front face that defines an object-dispensing opening at its lower end. The opening is shaped

A dispenser for dispensing cylindrical objects of uniform diameter, such as beverage cans, from a package holding at least two rows of the objects, with at least two objects in each row. The dispenser has a front face that defines an object-dispensing opening at its lower end. The opening is shaped to allow an object being dispensed to pass through the opening. There is a dispensing tray at the bottom of the opening and projecting outward from the front face of the dispenser. The dispensing tray is adapted to receive and hold an object dispensed from the package and through the opening. The dispenser also includes an object-repositioning structure inward of the front face and positioned to contact the front object in the second row of objects at or above its center line when the dispenser is placed over an opened end of the package. The object-repositioning structure thus inhibits the front object in the second row of objects from moving directly forward, and guides it downward, to cause it to freely dispense from the package through the object-dispensing opening. The dispenser provides for the free and easy dispensing of all of the objects from the package.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A dispenser for dispensing cylindrical objects of uniform diameter from a package having a length, and holding at least a first bottom row, and a second next row of the objects, with at least two objects in each row, comprising:a front face having an upper and lower end,

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A dispenser for dispensing cylindrical objects of uniform diameter from a package having a length, and holding at least a first bottom row, and a second next row of the objects, with at least two objects in each row, comprising:a front face having an upper and lower end, and an inside and an outside, said front face defining an object-dispensing opening proximate the lower end thereof, said opening adapted to allow a single object to pass at a time therethrough to dispense an article from the package;a dispensing tray at the bottom of said opening and projecting outward of said front face, to receive and hold an object dispensed from the package through said opening; andan object-repositioning structure protrudes inward from said inside of said front face and positioned to contact the object closest to said front face in the second row of objects at or above its center line when said dispenser is placed over an open end of the package and said dispenser is placed substantially horizontally in a dispensing position, said object repositioning structure inhibiting the object closest to said front face in the second row of objects from moving substantially directly forward, and guiding it downward, to cause it to freely dispense from the package through said object-dispensing opening.