EP0856272A3 - System to dispense disposable spoons for foodstuffs and relative device - Google Patents

System to dispense disposable spoons for foodstuffs and relative device Download PDF

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EP0856272A3
EP0856272A3 EP97122967A EP97122967A EP0856272A3 EP 0856272 A3 EP0856272 A3 EP 0856272A3 EP 97122967 A EP97122967 A EP 97122967A EP 97122967 A EP97122967 A EP 97122967A EP 0856272 A3 EP0856272 A3 EP 0856272A3
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container
spoons
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foodstuffs
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Giovanni De Magistris
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/08—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom
    • A47F1/10—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom having mechanical dispensing means, e.g. with buttons or handles

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System to dispense disposable spoons for foodstuffs of the type used for eating loose or packaged ice cream or other similar foodstuff, the system arranging the spoons (11) one above the other in at least one layer (111) in a collection seating (15) inside a container (13), the collection seating (15) comprising a supporting plane (19) and guide means (20), the container (13) cooperating with expulsion means (12) comprising an extraction structure (16) equipped with at least a thruster element (27) associated with the spoon (11a) placed at the bottom of the layer (111), the extraction structure (16) being associated with activation means (17) accessible from outside the container (13).
Device to dispense disposable spoons for foodstuffs of the type used for eating loose or packaged ice cream or other similar foodstuff, the device being able to be placed inside a containment and/or preservation element or directly on the sales counter of a food outlet, the device comprising a container (13) defining an at least partly closed collection seating (15) for the spoons (11), the collection seating (15) comprising lateral and longitudinal guide means (20) extending substantially vertically and a supporting plane (19), the device (10, 110) also comprising expulsion means (12) equipped with an extraction structure (16) arranged at least partly inside the container (13) and activation means (17) accessible from outside the container (13), the extraction structure (16) comprising at least a thruster element (27) cooperating with the spoon (11a) placed at the bottom of the layer (111), the container (13) including at least an aperture (30) for the outlet of the spoons (11).
EP97122967A 1997-01-30 1997-12-30 System to dispense disposable spoons for foodstuffs and relative device Withdrawn EP0856272A3 (en)

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IT000021 IT1297194B1 (en) 1997-01-30 1997-01-30 DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR DISPOSABLE FOOD BUCKETS
ITUS970021 1997-01-30

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EP0856272A3 true EP0856272A3 (en) 1999-01-13

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FR1104110A (en) * 1954-04-28 1955-11-16 Device for the automatic presentation and distribution of any objects, packaged or in bulk
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US2141684A (en) * 1938-04-05 1938-12-27 Joseph A Diemer Dispensing device
US2268873A (en) * 1940-02-10 1942-01-06 Oval Wood Dish Corp Article dispensing device
US2635025A (en) * 1949-10-28 1953-04-14 Badger Vending Machines Co Dispensing device
FR1104110A (en) * 1954-04-28 1955-11-16 Device for the automatic presentation and distribution of any objects, packaged or in bulk
US5131565A (en) * 1991-02-20 1992-07-21 Cary Lilly Tongue depressor dispenser

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US8152004B2 (en) 2005-05-05 2012-04-10 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Dispenser for disposable cutlery and components therefor
US8210364B2 (en) 2005-05-05 2012-07-03 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Dispenser for disposable cutlery and components therefor
US8297473B2 (en) 2006-11-07 2012-10-30 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery dispenser and method of dispensing cutlery
US9237815B2 (en) 2006-11-07 2016-01-19 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery dispenser and method of dispensing cutlery
US8360273B2 (en) 2008-10-08 2013-01-29 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery utensil dispenser
US8701932B2 (en) 2008-10-08 2014-04-22 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery dispenser trays
US8070013B2 (en) 2009-01-06 2011-12-06 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery utensil dispensing apparatus and method
US9295344B2 (en) 2010-03-19 2016-03-29 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery utensil dispenser
US9266646B2 (en) 2012-09-07 2016-02-23 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery utensil dispensing package
US9332861B2 (en) 2013-08-19 2016-05-10 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Cutlery dispenser and methods of use
US9560920B2 (en) 2014-04-11 2017-02-07 Dixie Consumer Products Llc Forward advancing cutlery dispenser

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