Multi-Chambered Earplug Dispenser

摘要

A manually operable dispenser for dispensing disposable earplugs. The dispenser includes a housing, index body, and plate. The housing forms an opening for receiving earplugs from a container. The index body includes a handle, hub, guide cone and shield. The hub forms opposing major faces and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores. The guide cone projects from the upper major face, tapering in diameter to a leading end. A base of the shield is disposed above the leading end opposite the upper major face. A wall of the shield projects radially outwardly to an edge having a diameter greater than a diameter of the leading end. The shield and the handle are rotationally affixed. The hub is rotatably mounted within the opening. The plate is connected to the housing and forms a dispensing aperture. A manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns individual ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture.

主权项

1. A manually operable dispenser for dispensing earplugs from a container of earplugs, the dispenser comprising:
a housing forming an opening for receiving earplugs from a container; an index body including:
a handle terminating at a lower end,a hub projecting radially outwardly from the handle opposite the lower end, the hub forming an upper major face, a lower major face opposite the upper major face, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores each configured to receive an earplug,a guide cone projecting from the upper major face, the guide cone tapering in diameter from the upper surface to a leading end,a shield including a base disposed above the leading end opposite the upper surface and a shield wall projecting radially outwardly from the base to a perimeter edge having diameter greater than a diameter of the leading end,wherein the shield and the handle are rotationally affixed; wherein the hub is rotatably mounted within the opening; and a plate connected to the housing proximate the lower major face, the plate forming a dispensing aperture; wherein the dispenser is configured such that a manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns individual ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture.