An assembly and method of forming a dispenser assembly that is constructed to sequentially dispense respective container lids from a stack of container lids housed in the dispenser assembly. The dispenser assembly includes a housing that is generally defined by a base, a cover, a top, and a lid. A guide tube depends from the top and generally overlies a trap door that is operationally connected to an actuator assembly and a drive assembly. A separator assembly is connected to the drive assembly and operative to effectuate separation of discrete lids from an end of the stack of lids during operation of the trap door during each dispense event.

A linkage-type misalignment material discharge structure is provided. It has a support block and a drive element. The support block comprises a rotation shaft, a first support sheet and a second support sheet stacked on the rotation shaft successively. The first support sheet comprises a first support portion and a first material discharge portion, the second support sheet comprises a second support portion and a second material discharge portion. The first and second material discharge portions are misaligned in a perpendicular direction. One end of the rotation shaft is connected with a swing rod provided with a clamping groove, the drive element is provided with a position limitation column matched with the clamping groove. The support block is rotated for discharging the material under a drive of the drive element, such that the in-situ material falling is accurate and reliable without requiring any forward, backward, leftward or rightward movement.

A linkage-type misalignment material discharge structure is provided. It has a support block and a drive element. The support block comprises a rotation shaft, a first support sheet and a second support sheet stacked on the rotation shaft successively. The first support sheet comprises a first support portion and a first material discharge portion, the second support sheet comprises a second support portion and a second material discharge portion. The first and second material discharge portions are misaligned in a perpendicular direction. One end of the rotation shaft is connected with a swing rod provided with a clamping groove, the drive element is provided with a position limitation column matched with the clamping groove. The support block is rotated for discharging the material under a drive of the drive element, such that the in-situ material falling is accurate and reliable without requiring any forward, backward, leftward or rightward movement.

A dispenser for contactless ejection of disposable cups or lids consisting of a mechanism feeding the cups or lids, above which it has a hopper for the cups or cups lids, while below it has a handle supporting the cup or lid and it has a proximity sensor for activating the mechanism feeding the cups or lids, characterised in that the mechanism feeding the cups has at least one plate which has at least two pairs of rotary separators distributed on the circumference of the opening for the cup, in the form of rollers seated on axles positioned in at least one plate and propelled by a motor, where the first part of the rotary separators rotates in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the second part of the rotary separators.

The invention provides an apparatus for separating a cone sleeve (4) from a nested stack of cone sleeves (1) the apparatus comprising a chamber (2) having an upper (7) and a lower (8) surface connected by a wall or walls (6), the upper surface (7) having an upper circular opening (3) and the lower surface (8) having a lower circular opening (5) characterized in that the upper circular opening (3) has a circumference of from 100-135% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve (4), the lower circular opening (5) has a circumference of from 95-99.5% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve (4), and the chamber (2) has inlets (9) connectable to a pressurized gas supply. The invention also provides process that employs the apparatus, the process comprising the steps of providing a stack of nested cone sleeves (1); placing the lowermost end of the stack into the chamber (2) from above the chamber (2); and allowing the lowermost cone sleeve (4) to sit within the lower circular opening (5) and allowing the cone sleeves above the lower-most cone sleeve (4) to protrude from the top of the chamber (2) characterized in that pressurized gas is introduced into the chamber via the inlets (9) thereby to create an elevated pressure within the chamber (2).

A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.

A packing device for consumable materials comprising an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, and springs. The outer sleeve and inner sleeve may matingly and telescopically engage with each other and the inner sleeve may be slideably moveable between a resting position and a compressed position. The inner sleeve may have (a) an interior chamber that is configured to engage with a cone and (b) a consumable material loading chamber. The springs may be configured to create a tension when the inner sleeve is slideably moved from the resting position to the compressed position by a user, such that the inner sleeve is slideably biased into the resting position when the inner sleeve is released by the user, such that when a consumable material is loaded into the consumable material loading chamber, the consumable material is packed into the cone.

A dispensing device that comprises vertical guidings for receiving a stack of a plurality of trays, a separating device for dispensing individual trays in a downward direction and a tray discharge device that has multiple rotating lifting elements. The dispensing device includes lifting elements that are formed cylindrically and have a comb structure with at least two immersing protrusions that extend in parallel to one another.

Provided is a cup holding assembly and a dental cup dispenser using same, the cup holding assembly including a plurality of holding modules, each has a seat portion and can hold a cup by contacting the cup from a plurality of directions in a mounting space and a rotary plate which has an inner opening overlapping with the mounting space and includes at least one spiral rail coupled to each of the plurality of seat portions in a non-fixed manner, thereby providing a spiral guide path to each of the plurality of seat portions. Each of the plurality of seat portions moves along the spiral guide path according to the rotation of the rotary plate. The plurality of holding modules move in a direction toward or away from the mounting space or the center of the first inner opening according to the movements of the plurality of seat portions.

A sanitary hands-free beverage lid dispenser that is activated by a user that breaks a beam from an electronic eye which activates timers to sequentially provide compressed air to a main piston that operates a series of finger pivot assemblies, a series of separation pin assemblies and provide compressed air to fluff a single lid from a stack of lids within the device. The sequence of events to dispense a beverage lid separation pin activation, air blast, and ejection finger activation. The reset sequence is air blast suspended, ejection finger retract, and separation pin retract.