Lynn W Salts

US Patent:

20100193541, Aug 5, 2010

Filed:

Dec 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/650328

Inventors:

Harvey James Tester - Elizabethton TN, US
Lynn Ward Salts - Johnson City TN, US

International Classification:

B65D 83/00
A47F 1/08
B08B 9/00

US Classification:

221 97, 221281, 221155, 134 221

Abstract:

Disclosed is a dispenser for items such as disposable cup closures that maintains a high degree of protection from air borne disease, contamination from adjoining surfaces or from contact with the hands of other patrons. The wide acceptance of clean technology depends on uncompromised convenience, productivity and cost as well as satisfying other needs of the store or restaurant proprietors including both dispenser appearance and low use of counter space. The present invention therefore provides clean dispensing of items like cup closures and packaged condiments in a device that is easy to maintain, clean and keep filled, mounts anywhere in a small space is aesthetically pleasing and can be customized to match any décor. Disclosed is a unique combination of a number of small details that together can play a crucial role in protecting the patrons from the spread of a pandemic.