EP1012067A1 - Dispenser of flat objects, in particular calling cards - Google Patents

Dispenser of flat objects, in particular calling cards

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EP1012067A1
EP1012067A1 EP97924850A EP97924850A EP1012067A1 EP 1012067 A1 EP1012067 A1 EP 1012067A1 EP 97924850 A EP97924850 A EP 97924850A EP 97924850 A EP97924850 A EP 97924850A EP 1012067 A1 EP1012067 A1 EP 1012067A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0847—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls
    • B65D83/0852—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls with means for assisting dispensing
    • B65D83/0864—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls with means for assisting dispensing the articles being pushed and slid through the aperture
    • B65D83/087—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls with means for assisting dispensing the articles being pushed and slid through the aperture by means of an actuator
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/12—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession for tickets or tokens

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  • the present invention relates to a dispenser of flat objects, such as business cards, as described in the preamble of claim 1
  • Patent CH 678 047 proposes a dispenser with a sliding cover where, by moving the cover, a card is extracted from a battery housed in the dispenser housing. If such a dispenser seems extremely practical, it nevertheless has a certain number of drawbacks making its random use
  • the upper card undergoes a double bending during its extraction; this can also be a disadvantage when plastic business cards are used, given their greater rigidity than those made of cardboard
  • the object of the invention is therefore to propose a distributor of business cards, or more generally of flat objects, which does not have the drawbacks of the devices of the prior art and more particularly the drawbacks of the device described in the CH patent. 678.047, and which is fully effective in keeping and distributing a business card or a flat object at the same time, without damaging them
  • the dispenser according to the invention includes the characteristics mentioned in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the dispenser comprises in particular retaining means facilitating the introduction of the stack of cards into the housing and preventing upward or rearward movement of the upper card of the stack
  • the spring means used HERE press on the stack of cards via a support plate, causing the stack to remain absolutely flat, without buckling, which greatly facilitates the operation of the dispenser.
  • the dispenser is designed in such a way that the cards remain absolutely flat at all times of storage and extraction, this allows cards of any flexibility / rigidity to be used
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention containing a stack of business cards
  • FIG. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of a dispenser during the extraction of a business card
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a dispenser
  • the distributor consists essentially of a housing 1, a cover 2, sliding on an open face of said housing in the direction indicated by the arrow, and spring means 3
  • the figure shows also a stack 4 of business cards
  • the spring means 3 are placed inside the housing 10 of the housing 1 and press the stack 4, by means of its lower face 40, against the lower face 20 of the cover 2
  • This figure also makes it possible to show the loading of the dispenser.
  • the spring means 3 shown separated from the box 1 only for the understanding of the figure, are placed on the bottom face of the housing 10 arranged inside the box.
  • a stack 4 of business cards can be inserted through the upper open face of the casing 10, the rear end of the stack 4 disposed on the left of the figure then being slid under fixed holding means 11, consisting HERE of a tongue, one support face 11 A of which is disposed in a plane corresponding to that of the upper card 41 of the stack 4 It is therefore understood that a portion of the upper surface close to from the rear end of the upper card 41 of the stack 4 abuts against the bearing face 11 A of the tongue 11
  • the stack of cards 4 being maintained at least at one point, it is easy to first of all to check that the number of cards inserted into the box does not exceed a maximum admissible number, then to close the box by inserting sliding rails 21 arranged on the lateral edges of the cover 2 in corresponding grooves 12 fitted to this effect on the upper edges of the side faces of the housing 1 then by sliding the cover 2 via said rails 21 and grooves 12, in the opposite direction to that represented by the arrow
  • the sliding rails 21 do not run over the entire length of the cover, but that they are interrupted a little in front of the rear edge of the cover, that is to say that arranged on the left of the figure.
  • This advantageous arrangement makes it possible to further facilitate the loading of the dispenser, insofar as when the stack of cards 4 has been loaded as indicated previously in the casing 1, it suffices to press the lower surface portion 20 of the cover 2 devoid of rails on the upper face portion of the upper card 41 opposite to that held by the support tongue 11, this automatically aligning the cover 2, respectively the sliding rails 21 with the grooves 12, thus facilitating their introduction and setting cover place 2
  • the cover 2 is provided with a notch 22, corresponding in shape and dimensions to the support tongue 11 of the housing 1, and which surrounds said tongue when the dispenser is closed.
  • This arrangement allows a planar displacement of the upper card 41 during its extraction, as will be seen below.
  • cover 2 can be provided with relief means 23, facilitating its handling.
  • Figures 2 and 3 which are longitudinal, respectively transverse sections of the dispenser show that the housing 10 of the housing has longitudinal and transverse dimensions slightly larger than the length and width of the stack of cards 4.
  • the free height of the housing 10 makes it possible to receive a stack 4 composed of a plurality of business cards as well as the spring means 3.
  • the dimensions of the dispenser are therefore essentially dictated by the dimensions of the business cards as well as by the number of cards that are want to store in the dispenser.
  • FIG. 2 shows the dispenser having been loaded with a stack 4 of business cards and then closed in the manner described above, during extraction or distribution of the upper card 41 of the stack 4.
  • the stack 4 is pressed against the underside 20 of the cover 2.
  • claws drive 24 disposed on each side of the notch 22 (see Figure 1) said claws protruding slightly inward 10 of the housing 1, behind the stack 4, respectively of the upper card 41.
  • the height of said claws 24 protruding under the upper face 20 of the cover 2 is just sufficient to drive the upper card 41 while not acting on the card which is directly below it.
  • the front face 13 of the housing 1 is provided on its upper edge with a notch 13A, leaving a slot between said front face and the cover 2.
  • the height of the notch 13A, respectively of the slot is just sufficient for the passage of 'A card, the upper edge of the front face 13 preventing the output of the card disposed directly under the upper card 41 and which could be caused by friction between the two said cards.
  • the card 41, driven by the cover 2, respectively by the claws 24 therefore leaves the housing through the notch 13A
  • the user then pushes the cover backwards, in the opposite direction to that of the arrow, in order to close the dispenser.
  • the card 41 therefore remains partially protruding out of the slot and it then suffices for the user to remove it to distribute it.
  • the spring means push the stack upwards so that a new upper card can be driven by the claws 24 to be distributed as previously
  • the fixed holding means 1 ie the holding tab, prevent any exit from the rear end of the battery 4 by opening the upper face of the case left free by movement of cover 2
  • the spring means 3 consist of a support plate 30 and one or more springs 31, preferably two leaf springs fixed in their central portion on the underside of the plate 30 and transversely arched as seen in particular in FIG. 3
  • the springs not pressing directly on the stack 4 the latter cannot have a tendency to veil which means that, even if the stack 4 contains only a few relatively flexible cards, these will remain absolutely flat, clamped between the upper face of the support plate 30 and the lower face 20 of the cover.
  • the stack 4 respectively all the business cards and in particular the upper card 41 remain absolutely flat throughout their processing, whether during storage or during their distribution.
  • the distributor can therefore accept business cards, or any what similar flat object, whatever the rigidity of the latter and distribute them without jamming problems
  • the front and rear ends of the support plate 30 are preferably slightly curved downwards, or alternatively are provided with a chamfer or a bevel, so that the claws drive 24 do not hook the support plate when the last card of the stack 4 has been removed from the dispenser.
  • the dispenser can be made of any suitable material, for example metal, obtained for example by stamping and machining of a metal sheet, or else in cast or injected synthetic material. It is not necessary that the entire distributor is made of the same material, for example or could have a housing and a metal cover with a plastic support plate provided with metal springs, any other combination of materials being possible. . Given the presence of two large flat faces on the dispenser, these faces can receive a decoration or an advertising motif.
  • the claws 24 could be eliminated while at least a portion of the lower face 20 of the cover 2 would be covered with a coating or an adherent layer, for example rubber; such an embodiment would be advantageous in the case of a relatively flexible object to be dispensed which would be difficult to carry with the claws.
  • the gripping means 23 on the upper face of the cover 2 can be replaced or supplemented with an opening in the cover in order to check that at least one card remains in the dispenser.
  • closing means for example a relief cooperating with a rib, arranged between the housing and the cover, for example between the notch 22 and the support tongue 11, makes it possible to lock the cover in the closed position, this which can be advantageous when the dispenser is almost empty.
  • Such a distributor can find many applications, firstly it allows easy storage and distribution of business cards; it can just as easily be used to store any flat object to be distributed, such as cards from a deck of cards, cards to fill in, labels, banknotes, etc.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a dispenser consisting of a housing (1) comprising a slot (13A), for delivering a flat object (41), a cover (2) sliding on said housing open top surface and spring means (3) pressing a stack (4) of flat objects against the cover. When the cover (2) slides it drives the object arranged at the top of the stack (4) so as to dispense it through the outlet slot (13A) arranged on the housing front face (13). The housing is provided with a support tab (11) thereby enabling the housing to be easily loaded and preventing a premature delivery of an object through the housing rear. The spring means (3) comprise a supporting plate (30) preventing the stack of objects (4) from being warped. The dispenser is designed in such a way that the flat objects are not bent during storage or delivery.

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DISTRIBUTEUR D'OBJETS PLATS, NOTAMMENT DE CARTES DE VISITE DISTRIBUTOR OF FLAT OBJECTS, ESPECIALLY BUSINESS CARDS
La présente invention concerne un distributeur d'objets plats, comme des cartes de visite, tel que décrit dans le préambule de la revendication 1The present invention relates to a dispenser of flat objects, such as business cards, as described in the preamble of claim 1
La distribution de cartes de visite peut poser parfois des problèmes dans la mesure où celles-ci sont généralement contenues dans des boîtes traditionnelles ou des pochettes souples et qu'il peut être difficile de saisir rapidement exactement une seule carte afin de la distribuer Lorsqu'on désire améliorer la rapidité d'accès aux cartes pour leur distribution, on les loge alors dans une poche d'un portefeuille ou d'un porte-monnaie, ce qui risque de déformer les cartes et/ou de les salirDistributing business cards can sometimes be problematic since they are usually contained in traditional boxes or flexible pouches and it can be difficult to quickly grab exactly one card in order to distribute it. wishes to improve the speed of access to cards for their distribution, they are then housed in a pocket of a wallet or a wallet, which may distort the cards and / or dirty them
Le brevet CH 678 047 propose un distributeur à couvercle coulissant où, par un déplacement du couvercle on extrait une carte d'une pile logée dans le boîtier de distributeur Si un tel distributeur semble extrêmement pratique, il comporte néanmoins un certain nombre d'inconvénients rendant son usage aléatoirePatent CH 678 047 proposes a dispenser with a sliding cover where, by moving the cover, a card is extracted from a battery housed in the dispenser housing. If such a dispenser seems extremely practical, it nevertheless has a certain number of drawbacks making its random use
Tout d'abord, lors du chargement du boîtier par une nouvelle pile de cartes, vu que le boîtier a une section d'introduction correspondant au format des cartes, il est nécessaire de complètement retirer le couvercle du boîtier, ainsi pour introduire une nouvelle pile, il est nécessaire tout d'abord de l'introduire dans le boîtier puis de presser à l'aide d'un pouce sur la carte supérieure afin de maintenir la pile à l'intérieur du boîtier pour contrer l'effet du ressort, alors que simultanément on doit réintroduire le couvercle dans les moyens de glissement Cette opération peut être assez hasardeuseFirst of all, when loading the case with a new stack of cards, since the case has an insertion section corresponding to the format of the cards, it is necessary to completely remove the cover of the case, thus to introduce a new stack , it is first necessary to introduce it into the housing and then press with a thumb on the upper card to keep the battery inside the housing to counter the effect of the spring, then that simultaneously we must reintroduce the cover in the sliding means This operation can be quite hazardous
D'autre part, vu qu'un ou plusieurs ressorts appuient sur le fond de la pile afin de la presser contre le couvercle, lorsqu'on déplace ce couvercle vers l'avant pour distribuer une carte, la portion arrière de la pile n'étant plus retenue par le couvercle a tendance à sortir du boîtier, notamment quand la pile ne comprend plus que quelques cartes, faisant qu'une ou plusieurs cartes sont généralement coincées lors du retour du couvercle en position de fermeture Un autre effet malencontreux de cette situation est que, selon la force d'appui exercée par les ressorts, la carte supérieure peut être entraînée vers l'arrière lors du retour du couvercle en position de fermeture, faisant que cette carte supérieure sort du boîtier par l'arrière.On the other hand, since one or more springs press on the bottom of the stack in order to press it against the cover, when this cover is moved forward to distribute a card, the rear portion of the stack does not being more retained by the cover tends to come out of the housing, especially when the stack contains only a few cards, causing one or more cards to be generally jammed when the cover is returned to the closed position Another unfortunate effect of this situation is that according to the pressing force exerted by the springs, the upper card can be driven rearward when the cover returns to the closed position, causing this upper card to exit the housing from the rear.
Dans le dispositif ci-dessus, le ou les ressorts appuient directement sur la carte disposée au fond de la pile Ceci est aussi un inconvénient puisque selon la flexibilité des cartes, celles-ci peuvent se voiler et empêcher le fonctionnement correct du dispositif, notamment empêcher une prise correcte par les griffes d'entraînement ainsi que l'extraction de la carte supérieure par la fente prévue à cet effet.In the above device, the spring or springs press directly on the card placed at the bottom of the stack. This is also a drawback since, depending on the flexibility of the cards, these can become veiled and prevent the correct functioning of the device, in particular preventing a correct grip by the feed dogs as well as the extraction of the upper card by the slot provided for this purpose.
Comme on le voit notamment sur les figures 2 à 4 du brevet précité la carte supérieure subit une double flexion lors de son extraction; ceci peut être aussi un inconvénient lorsque des cartes de visite en plastique sont utilisées, vu leur plus grande rigidité que celles en cartonAs can be seen in particular in FIGS. 2 to 4 of the aforementioned patent, the upper card undergoes a double bending during its extraction; this can also be a disadvantage when plastic business cards are used, given their greater rigidity than those made of cardboard
Le but de l'invention est donc de proposer un distributeur de cartes de visite, ou plus généralement d'objets plats, qui ne comporte pas les inconvénients des dispositifs de l'art antérieur et plus particulièrement les inconvénients du dispositif décrit dans le brevet CH 678.047, et qui soit pleinement efficace pour conserver et distribuer une carte de visite ou un objet plat à la fois, ceci sans les abîmerThe object of the invention is therefore to propose a distributor of business cards, or more generally of flat objects, which does not have the drawbacks of the devices of the prior art and more particularly the drawbacks of the device described in the CH patent. 678.047, and which is fully effective in keeping and distributing a business card or a flat object at the same time, without damaging them
Pour ceci, le distributeur selon l'invention comporte les caractéristiques mentionnées dans la partie caractérisante de la revendication 1.For this, the dispenser according to the invention includes the characteristics mentioned in the characterizing part of claim 1.
Diverses variantes d'exécution sont mentionnées dans les revendications dépendantes.Various variant embodiments are mentioned in the dependent claims.
Le distributeur comprend notamment des moyens de retenue facilitant l'introduction de la pile de cartes dans le boîtier et empêchant un déplacement vers le haut ou vers l'arrière de la carte supérieure de la pile De manière préférentielle, les moyens à ressort utilisés ICI appuient sur la pile de cartes par l'intermédiaire d'une plaque d'appui, faisant que la pile reste absolument plane, sans voilement, ce qui facilite grandement le fonctionnement du distributeurThe dispenser comprises in particular retaining means facilitating the introduction of the stack of cards into the housing and preventing upward or rearward movement of the upper card of the stack Preferably, the spring means used HERE press on the stack of cards via a support plate, causing the stack to remain absolutely flat, without buckling, which greatly facilitates the operation of the dispenser.
D'autre part le distributeur est conçu de telle manière que les cartes restent absolument planes en chaque moment du stockage et de l'extraction, ceci permet d'utiliser des cartes de n'importe quelle flexibilité/rigiditéOn the other hand the dispenser is designed in such a way that the cards remain absolutely flat at all times of storage and extraction, this allows cards of any flexibility / rigidity to be used
D'autres avantages du distπbuteur selon l'invention sont mentionnés dans la description qui suit d'une forme d'exécution préférentielle d'un distπbuteur et de ses variantes, description qui est a considérer en relation avec le dessin annexé comportant les figures oùOther advantages of the distπbutor according to the invention are mentioned in the following description of a preferred embodiment of a distπbutor and its variants, a description which is to be considered in relation to the appended drawing comprising the figures where
la figure 1 est une vue explosée en perspective d'un distributeur selon l'invention contenant une pile de cartes de visite,FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention containing a stack of business cards,
la figure 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale d'un distributeur lors de l'extraction d'une carte de visite, etFIG. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of a dispenser during the extraction of a business card, and
la figure 3 est une vue en coupe transversale d'un distributeurFigure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a dispenser
La description qui suit est relative a un distributeur de cartes de visite, mais il est bien entendu qu'elle peut s'appliquer plus généralement à un distributeur d'objets platsThe following description relates to a distributor of business cards, but it is understood that it can be applied more generally to a distributor of flat objects
Comme on le voit à la figure 1 , le distributeur est constitué essentiellement d'un boîtier 1 , d'un couvercle 2, coulissant sur une face ouverte dudit boîtier dans le sens indiqué par la flèche, et de moyens à ressort 3 La figure montre aussi une pile 4 de cartes de visite Les moyens à ressort 3 viennent se placer à l'intérieur du logement 10 du boîtier 1 et pressent la pile 4, par l'intermédiaire de sa face inférieure 40, contre la face inférieure 20 du couvercle 2 Cette figure permet aussi de montrer le chargement du distributeur, En considérant que les moyens à ressort 3, représentés séparés du boîtier 1 uniquement pour la compréhension de la figure, sont placés sur la face de fond du logement 10 aménagé à l'intérieur du boîtier 1 , et que le couvercle coulissant 2 a été retiré, une pile 4 de cartes de visite peut être introduite par la face ouverte supérieure du boîtier 10, l'extrémité arrière de la pile 4 disposée sur la gauche de la figure étant alors glissée sous des moyens de maintien fixes 11 , constitués ICI d'une languette dont une face d'appui 11 A est disposée dans un plan correspondant à celui de la carte supérieure 41 de la pile 4 On comprend donc qu'une portion de la surface supérieure proche de l'extrémité arrière de la carte supérieure 41 de la pile 4 vient en appui contre la face d'appui 11 A de la languette 11 Ainsi, la pile de cartes 4 étant maintenue au moins en un point, il est facile tout d'abord de contrôler que le nombre de cartes introduites dans le boîtier ne dépasse pas un nombre maximum admissible, puis de refermer le boîtier en introduisant des rails de glissement 21 aménagés sur les bordures latérales du couvercle 2 dans des rainures correspondantes 12 aménagées à cet effet sur les bordures supérieures des faces latérales du boîtier 1 puis en faisant coulisser le couvercle 2 par l'intermédiaire desdits rails 21 et rainures 12, en sens inverse à celui représenté par la flècheAs seen in Figure 1, the distributor consists essentially of a housing 1, a cover 2, sliding on an open face of said housing in the direction indicated by the arrow, and spring means 3 The figure shows also a stack 4 of business cards The spring means 3 are placed inside the housing 10 of the housing 1 and press the stack 4, by means of its lower face 40, against the lower face 20 of the cover 2 This figure also makes it possible to show the loading of the dispenser. Considering that the spring means 3, shown separated from the box 1 only for the understanding of the figure, are placed on the bottom face of the housing 10 arranged inside the box. 1, and that the sliding cover 2 has been removed, a stack 4 of business cards can be inserted through the upper open face of the casing 10, the rear end of the stack 4 disposed on the left of the figure then being slid under fixed holding means 11, consisting HERE of a tongue, one support face 11 A of which is disposed in a plane corresponding to that of the upper card 41 of the stack 4 It is therefore understood that a portion of the upper surface close to from the rear end of the upper card 41 of the stack 4 abuts against the bearing face 11 A of the tongue 11 Thus, the stack of cards 4 being maintained at least at one point, it is easy to first of all to check that the number of cards inserted into the box does not exceed a maximum admissible number, then to close the box by inserting sliding rails 21 arranged on the lateral edges of the cover 2 in corresponding grooves 12 fitted to this effect on the upper edges of the side faces of the housing 1 then by sliding the cover 2 via said rails 21 and grooves 12, in the opposite direction to that represented by the arrow
On remarque sur la figure que les rails de glissement 21 ne courent pas sur toute la longueur du couvercle, mais qu'ils sont interrompus un peu en avant de la bordure arrière du couvercle, soit celle disposée sur la gauche de la figure Cette disposition avantageuse, non indispensable, permet de faciliter encore le chargement du distributeur, dans la mesure où lorsque la pile de cartes 4 a été chargée comme indiqué précédemment dans le boîtier 1 , il suffit de venir appuyer la portion de surface inférieure 20 du couvercle 2 démunie de rails sur la portion de face supérieure de la carte supérieure 41 opposée à celle maintenue par la languette d'appui 11 , ceci alignant automatiquement le couvercle 2, respectivement les rails de glissement 21 avec les rainures 12, facilitant ainsi leur introduction et la mise en place du couvercle 2Note in the figure that the sliding rails 21 do not run over the entire length of the cover, but that they are interrupted a little in front of the rear edge of the cover, that is to say that arranged on the left of the figure. This advantageous arrangement , not essential, makes it possible to further facilitate the loading of the dispenser, insofar as when the stack of cards 4 has been loaded as indicated previously in the casing 1, it suffices to press the lower surface portion 20 of the cover 2 devoid of rails on the upper face portion of the upper card 41 opposite to that held by the support tongue 11, this automatically aligning the cover 2, respectively the sliding rails 21 with the grooves 12, thus facilitating their introduction and setting cover place 2
De manière avantageuse, le couvercle 2 est muni d'une échancrure 22, correspondant en forme et en dimensions à la languette d'appui 11 du boîtier 1 , et qui vient entourer ladite languette lorsque le distributeur est fermé. Cette disposition permet un déplacement plan de la carte supérieure 41 lors de son extraction, comme on le verra plus loin.Advantageously, the cover 2 is provided with a notch 22, corresponding in shape and dimensions to the support tongue 11 of the housing 1, and which surrounds said tongue when the dispenser is closed. This arrangement allows a planar displacement of the upper card 41 during its extraction, as will be seen below.
On voit aussi sur la figure que le couvercle 2 peut être muni de moyens de prise en relief 23, facilitant son maniement.It can also be seen in the figure that the cover 2 can be provided with relief means 23, facilitating its handling.
Les figures 2 et 3, qui sont des coupes longitudinale, respectivement transversale du distributeur montrent que le logement 10 du boîtier possède des dimensions longitudinale et transversale légèrement plus grandes que la longueur et la largeur de la pile de cartes 4. La hauteur libre du logement 10 permet de recevoir une pile 4 composée d'une pluralité de cartes de visite ainsi que les moyens à ressort 3. Les dimensions du distributeur sont donc essentiellement dictées par les dimensions des cartes de visite ainsi que par le nombre de cartes que l'on désire stocker dans le distributeur.Figures 2 and 3, which are longitudinal, respectively transverse sections of the dispenser show that the housing 10 of the housing has longitudinal and transverse dimensions slightly larger than the length and width of the stack of cards 4. The free height of the housing 10 makes it possible to receive a stack 4 composed of a plurality of business cards as well as the spring means 3. The dimensions of the dispenser are therefore essentially dictated by the dimensions of the business cards as well as by the number of cards that are want to store in the dispenser.
La figure 2 montre le distributeur ayant été chargé d'une pile 4 de cartes de visite puis refermé de la manière décrite plus haut, en cours d'extraction ou distribution de la carte supérieure 41 de la pile 4. Comme déjà indiqué, la pile 4 est pressée contre la face inférieure 20 du couvercle 2. Lorsque l'utilisateur imprime un mouvement vers l'avant au couvercle, soit dans le sens d'ouverture représenté par la flèche, la carte 41 est entraînée selon ce même mouvement par des griffes d'entraînement 24 disposées de chaque côté de l'échancrure 22 (voir figure 1 ) lesdites griffes faisant légèrement saillie vers l'intérieur 10 du boîtier 1 , en arrière de la pile 4, respectivement de la carte supérieure 41. La hauteur desdites griffes 24 faisant saillie sous la face supérieure 20 du couvercle 2 est juste suffisante pour entraîner la carte supérieure 41 tout en n'agissant pas sur la carte qui lui est directement inférieure. La face avant 13 du boîtier 1 est munie sur sa bordure supérieure d'une échancrure 13A, laissant une fente entre ladite face avant et le couvercle 2. La hauteur de l'échancrure 13A, respectivement de la fente est juste suffisante pour le passage d'une carte, la bordure supérieure de la face avant 13 empêchant la sortie de la carte disposée directement sous la carte supérieure 41 et qui pourrait être entraînée par frottement entre les deux dites cartes. La carte 41 , entraînée par le couvercle 2, respectivement par les griffes 24 sort donc du boîtier par l'échancrure 13A Après avoir imprimé un mouvement d'avance au couvercle 2 de quelques cm, soit un trajet inférieur à la longueur du boîtier, l'utilisateur repousse alors le couvercle vers l'arrière, en sens inverse à celui de la flèche, afin de refermer le distributeur La carte 41 reste donc partiellement en saillie hors de la fente et il suffit alors à l'utilisateur de la retirer pour la distribuerFIG. 2 shows the dispenser having been loaded with a stack 4 of business cards and then closed in the manner described above, during extraction or distribution of the upper card 41 of the stack 4. As already indicated, the stack 4 is pressed against the underside 20 of the cover 2. When the user imparts a forward movement on the cover, either in the opening direction represented by the arrow, the card 41 is driven according to this same movement by claws drive 24 disposed on each side of the notch 22 (see Figure 1) said claws protruding slightly inward 10 of the housing 1, behind the stack 4, respectively of the upper card 41. The height of said claws 24 protruding under the upper face 20 of the cover 2 is just sufficient to drive the upper card 41 while not acting on the card which is directly below it. The front face 13 of the housing 1 is provided on its upper edge with a notch 13A, leaving a slot between said front face and the cover 2. The height of the notch 13A, respectively of the slot is just sufficient for the passage of 'A card, the upper edge of the front face 13 preventing the output of the card disposed directly under the upper card 41 and which could be caused by friction between the two said cards. The card 41, driven by the cover 2, respectively by the claws 24 therefore leaves the housing through the notch 13A After having made a movement of advance to the cover 2 of a few cm, ie a path less than the length of the housing, the user then pushes the cover backwards, in the opposite direction to that of the arrow, in order to close the dispenser. The card 41 therefore remains partially protruding out of the slot and it then suffices for the user to remove it to distribute it.
Dès que la carte 41 a été retirée, les moyens à ressort repoussent la pile vers le haut faisant qu'une nouvelle carte supérieure peut être entraînée par les griffes 24 pour être distribuée comme précédemmentAs soon as the card 41 has been removed, the spring means push the stack upwards so that a new upper card can be driven by the claws 24 to be distributed as previously
On voit bien sur la figure 2 que les moyens de maintien fixes 1 1 , soit la languette de maintien, empêchent une éventuelle sortie de l'extrémité arrière de la pile 4 par l'ouverture de la face supérieure du boîtier laissée libre par le déplacement du couvercle 2It can be seen in FIG. 2 that the fixed holding means 1 1, ie the holding tab, prevent any exit from the rear end of the battery 4 by opening the upper face of the case left free by movement of cover 2
De manière avantageuse, comme on le voit sur les figures, les moyens à ressort 3 sont constitués d'une plaque d'appui 30 et de un ou plusieurs ressorts 31 , de préférence deux ressorts à lame fixés en leur portion centrale sur la face inférieure de la plaque 30 et arqués transversalement comme on le voit notamment à la figure 3 Ainsi, les ressorts n'appuyant pas directement sur la pile 4, celle-ci ne peut avoir tendance à se voiler ce qui fait que, même si la pile 4 ne contient plus que quelques cartes relativement flexibles, celles-ci resteront absolument planes, serrées entre la face supérieure de la plaque d'appui 30 et la face inférieure 20 du couvercle On peut voir sur les figures 2 et 3 que la pile 4, respectivement toutes les cartes de visite et en particulier la carte supérieure 41 restent absolument planes tout au long de leur traitement, que ce soit lors du stockage ou lors de leur distribution Notamment sur la figure 2 on voit que la disposition de la surface active 11 A sur le même plan que la surface inférieure 20 du couvercle 2, ce qui nécessite la création de l'échancrure 22, permet de conserver la carte supérieure 41 absolument plane Le distributeur peut donc accepter des cartes de visite, ou n'importe quel objet plat semblable, quelle que soit la rigidité de ce dernier et les distribuer sans problèmes de coincement Comme on le voit à la figure 2, les extrémités avant et arrière de la plaque support 30 sont de préférence légèrement incurvées vers le bas, ou en variante sont munies d'un chanfrein ou d'un biseau, de manière à ce que les griffes d'entraînement 24 ne crochent pas la plaque d'appui lorsque la dernière carte de la pile 4 a été retirée du distributeur.Advantageously, as can be seen in the figures, the spring means 3 consist of a support plate 30 and one or more springs 31, preferably two leaf springs fixed in their central portion on the underside of the plate 30 and transversely arched as seen in particular in FIG. 3 Thus, the springs not pressing directly on the stack 4, the latter cannot have a tendency to veil which means that, even if the stack 4 contains only a few relatively flexible cards, these will remain absolutely flat, clamped between the upper face of the support plate 30 and the lower face 20 of the cover. It can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3 that the stack 4, respectively all the business cards and in particular the upper card 41 remain absolutely flat throughout their processing, whether during storage or during their distribution. In particular in FIG. 2, it can be seen that the arrangement of the surface active 11 A on the same plane as the lower surface 20 of the cover 2, which requires the creation of the notch 22, makes it possible to keep the upper card 41 absolutely flat. The distributor can therefore accept business cards, or any what similar flat object, whatever the rigidity of the latter and distribute them without jamming problems As seen in Figure 2, the front and rear ends of the support plate 30 are preferably slightly curved downwards, or alternatively are provided with a chamfer or a bevel, so that the claws drive 24 do not hook the support plate when the last card of the stack 4 has been removed from the dispenser.
Le distributeur peut être fait en n'importe quel matériau idoine, par exemple en métal, obtenu par exemple par étampage et usinage d'une feuille métallique, ou alors en matériau synthétique coulé ou injecté. Il n'est pas nécessaire que l'ensemble du distributeur soit confectionné dans le même matériau, par exemple ou pourrait avoir un boîtier et un couvercle métallique avec une plaque d'appui en plastique munie de ressorts métalliques, toute autre combinaison de matériaux étant envisageable. Vu la présence de deux faces planes importantes sur le distributeur, ces faces peuvent recevoir un décor ou un motif publicitaire.The dispenser can be made of any suitable material, for example metal, obtained for example by stamping and machining of a metal sheet, or else in cast or injected synthetic material. It is not necessary that the entire distributor is made of the same material, for example or could have a housing and a metal cover with a plastic support plate provided with metal springs, any other combination of materials being possible. . Given the presence of two large flat faces on the dispenser, these faces can receive a decoration or an advertising motif.
Diverses variantes d'exécution peuvent être envisagées, par exemple les griffes 24 pourraient être supprimées alors qu'au moins une portion de la face inférieure 20 du couvercle 2 serait recouverte d'un enduit ou d'une couche adhérente, par exemple en caoutchouc; une telle forme d'exécution serait avantageuse dans le cas d'un objet à distribuer relativement flexible qu'il serait difficile d'entraîner par les griffes. Par ailleurs, les moyens de prise 23 sur la face supérieure du couvercle 2 peuvent être remplacés ou complétés d'une ouverture aménagée dans le couvercle afin de contrôler qu'il reste au moins une carte dans le distributeur. De même, des moyens de fermeture, par exemple un relief coopérant avec une nervure, aménagés entre le boîtier et le couvercle, par exemple entre l'échancrure 22 et la languette d'appui 11 , permet de verrouiller le couvercle en position fermée, ce qui peut être avantageux lorsque le distributeur est quasi vide.Various alternative embodiments can be envisaged, for example the claws 24 could be eliminated while at least a portion of the lower face 20 of the cover 2 would be covered with a coating or an adherent layer, for example rubber; such an embodiment would be advantageous in the case of a relatively flexible object to be dispensed which would be difficult to carry with the claws. Furthermore, the gripping means 23 on the upper face of the cover 2 can be replaced or supplemented with an opening in the cover in order to check that at least one card remains in the dispenser. Likewise, closing means, for example a relief cooperating with a rib, arranged between the housing and the cover, for example between the notch 22 and the support tongue 11, makes it possible to lock the cover in the closed position, this which can be advantageous when the dispenser is almost empty.
Un tel distributeur peut trouver de nombreuses applications, tout d'abord il permet un stockage et une distribution aisée de cartes de visite; il peut tout aussi bien servir au stockage de n'importe quel objet plat à distribuer, comme par exemple des cartes d'un jeu de cartes, des fiches à remplir, des étiquettes, des billets de banque, etc. Such a distributor can find many applications, firstly it allows easy storage and distribution of business cards; it can just as easily be used to store any flat object to be distributed, such as cards from a deck of cards, cards to fill in, labels, banknotes, etc.

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1- Distributeur d'objets plats, notamment de cartes de visite (41 ), constitué d'un boîtier creux (1 ) contenant une pile d'objets (4), et d'un couvercle (2) coulissant longitudinalement relativement au boîtier (1 ), des moyens à ressort (3) étant prévus pour appuyer la pile (4) d'objets plats contre le couvercle (2), ledit couvercle comportant des moyens d'entraînement (24) vers l'avant de l'objet supérieur (41 ) de la pile lors de son coulissement, le boîtier (1 ) étant muni d'une ouverture de sortie (13A) dudit objet,1- Distributor of flat objects, in particular business cards (41), consisting of a hollow box (1) containing a stack of objects (4), and a cover (2) sliding longitudinally relative to the box ( 1), spring means (3) being provided for pressing the stack (4) of flat objects against the cover (2), said cover comprising drive means (24) towards the front of the upper object (41) of the stack during its sliding, the case (1) being provided with an outlet opening (13A) of said object,
caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outrecharacterized in that it further comprises
des moyens d'appui fixes (11 ) de la pile (4) attenants au boîtier (1 ), aptes à maintenir une portion de la surface supérieure de la pile (4) lors de son introduction dans le boîtier et lors du coulissement du couverclefixed support means (11) of the stack (4) adjoining the housing (1), capable of holding a portion of the upper surface of the stack (4) during its introduction into the housing and during the sliding of the cover
2- Distributeur selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'appui fixes sont constitués d'une languette (11 ) fixée perpendiculairement à la face frontale arrière du boîtier (1 ) et comportant une surface d'appui (11 A) disposée dans le plan de l'objet supérieur (41 ) de la pile2- Dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixed support means consist of a tongue (11) fixed perpendicularly to the rear front face of the housing (1) and comprising a support surface (11 A) arranged in the plane of the upper object (41) of the stack
3- Distributeur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le plan formé par la surface d'appui (11 A) de la languette (11 ) correspond au plan de la surface inférieure (20) du couvercle, permettant un stockage et une distribution de l'objet supérieur (41 ) de la pile sans aucune flexion dudit objet3- A dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that the plane formed by the bearing surface (11 A) of the tongue (11) corresponds to the plane of the lower surface (20) of the cover, allowing storage and distribution of the upper object (41) of the stack without any bending of said object
4- Distributeur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la longueur de la languette (11 ) est inférieure à la largeur du couvercle (2)4- Dispenser according to claim 3, characterized in that the length of the tongue (11) is less than the width of the cover (2)
5- Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens à ressort (3) sont constitués d'une plaque d'appui (30) pressée par au moins un ressort (31 ) contre la face inférieure (40) de la pile (4) 6- Distributeur selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les deux arêtes des bordures d'extrémités avant et arrière de la plaque d'appui (30) sont recourbées vers le bas ou chanfreinées ou biseautées.5- Dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring means (3) consist of a support plate (30) pressed by at least one spring (31) against the underside (40) from the battery (4) 6- A dispenser according to claim 5, characterized in that the two edges of the front and rear end edges of the support plate (30) are bent downward or chamfered or bevelled.
7- Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'entraînement sont constitués d'au moins une griffe (24), en relief sur la face inférieure (20) du couvercle (2), disposée proche de l'extrémité arrière dudit couvercle.7- Dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drive means consist of at least one claw (24), in relief on the underside (20) of the cover (2), arranged close to the rear end of said cover.
8- Distributeur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'entraînement sont constitués d'une couche adhérente disposée sur au moins une portion de la face inférieure (20) du couvercle.8- A dispenser according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the drive means consist of an adherent layer disposed on at least a portion of the underside (20) of the cover.
9- Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (2) comprend deux rails de glissement (21) disposés chacun sur une bordure latérale dudit couvercle, chacun desdits rails (21 ) coopérant avec une rainure (12) aménagée sur une bordure supérieure des faces latérales dudit boîtier pour le coulissement du couvercle, les deux rails de glissement (21) étant supprimés sur une portion située vers l'arrière dudit couvercle.9- Dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (2) comprises two sliding rails (21) each arranged on a side edge of said cover, each of said rails (21) cooperating with a groove (12) arranged on an upper edge of the side faces of said housing for sliding the cover, the two sliding rails (21) being removed on a portion located towards the rear of said cover.
10- Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre des moyens de verrouillage du couvercle sur le boîtier.10- A dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises means for locking the cover on the housing.
11- Distributeur selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre des moyens permettant de contrôler qu'il contient encore au moins un objet à distribuer. 11- Dispenser according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises means making it possible to control that it still contains at least one object to be distributed.
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