Jennifer Koets Nance

US Patent:

20040134928, Jul 15, 2004

Filed:

Oct 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/688569

Inventors:

Nancy Wagner - Atlanta GA, US
Gina Farra - Fairfax VA, US
Ronald Dampier - Ocala FL, US
Jennifer Nance - Atlanta GA, US
Margaret Parrish - Temple GA, US
Kelly Kozel - Atlanta GA, US
Paul Morgan - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

A47F001/04
G07F011/16

US Classification:

221/303000

Abstract:

A dispenser for coasters including a housing for storing coasters. An embodiment is a cylindrical can for receiving a stack of round coasters. The housing includes a dispensing aperture set near the bottom of the housing and large enough to allow a coaster to pass through to the outside of the housing. A pushing aperture is also set near the bottom of the housing, but set opposite to the dispensing aperture. The pushing aperture is large enough to allow access to a coaster in the interior of the housing and to allow the coaster to be pushed towards the dispensing aperture whereupon the coaster is dispensed. The housing may include a removable top for adding coasters to the dispenser. The removable top may include a force member disposed into the interior of the housing so as to exert force on the coasters and towards the bottom of the housing.