Solid food product container dispenser

摘要

The present invention provides an improved system and method for dispensing solid food product containers. It comprises a shaped dispensing tube (62) of a predetermined length, having a plurality of support clips (76) arranged inside the dispensing tube (62) for holding a stack of solid food product containers (70) in place within the tube (62). The dispensing tube (62) preferably includes a bracket (68) for mounting the entire device on a wall or the like. A nested stack of containers (70) is fed into the preferably open top (78) of the dispensing tube (62) until the bottommost container engages (or is engaged by) the support clips (76). This results in the bottommost container extending a predetermined distance below the bottom of the dispensing tube (62). By minimizing the amount the bottommost container extends below the dispensing tube (62), a user's ability to take more than one solid food container at a time is greatly minimized.

主权项

1. A solid food product container dispenser comprising:
a shaped tube of a predetermined length for maintaining a plurality of stacked food product holders therein; and a plurality of clips mounted towards the distal end of said shaped tube, the clips having a first portion slidably adjustable on an interior surface of the shaped tube and a second portion forming an acute angle with respect to the interior surface of the shaped tube, wherein the second portion extends toward a discharge end of the shaped tube, wherein said clips engage the lowermost of stacked food product holders maintained in said shaped tube to facilitate one-by-one dispensing of the food product holders.