Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
  • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
  • B65D83/0847—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls
  • B65D83/0852—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls with means for assisting dispensing
  • B65D83/0864—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls with means for assisting dispensing the articles being pushed and slid through the aperture
  • B65D83/087—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture at the junction of two walls with means for assisting dispensing the articles being pushed and slid through the aperture by means of an actuator
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
  • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
  • B65D83/12—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession for tickets or tokens

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a dispenser of flat objects, such as business cards, as described in the preamble of claim 1
• Patent CH 678 047 proposes a dispenser with a sliding cover where, by moving the cover, a card is extracted from a battery housed in the dispenser housing. If such a dispenser seems extremely practical, it nevertheless has a certain number of drawbacks making its random use
• the upper card undergoes a double bending during its extraction; this can also be a disadvantage when plastic business cards are used, given their greater rigidity than those made of cardboard
• the object of the invention is therefore to propose a distributor of business cards, or more generally of flat objects, which does not have the drawbacks of the devices of the prior art and more particularly the drawbacks of the device described in the CH patent. 678.047, and which is fully effective in keeping and distributing a business card or a flat object at the same time, without damaging them
• the dispenser according to the invention includes the characteristics mentioned in the characterizing part of claim 1.
• the dispenser comprises in particular retaining means facilitating the introduction of the stack of cards into the housing and preventing upward or rearward movement of the upper card of the stack
• the spring means used HERE press on the stack of cards via a support plate, causing the stack to remain absolutely flat, without buckling, which greatly facilitates the operation of the dispenser.
• the dispenser is designed in such a way that the cards remain absolutely flat at all times of storage and extraction, this allows cards of any flexibility / rigidity to be used
• FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention containing a stack of business cards
• FIG. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of a dispenser during the extraction of a business card
• Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a dispenser
• the distributor consists essentially of a housing 1, a cover 2, sliding on an open face of said housing in the direction indicated by the arrow, and spring means 3
• the figure shows also a stack 4 of business cards
• the spring means 3 are placed inside the housing 10 of the housing 1 and press the stack 4, by means of its lower face 40, against the lower face 20 of the cover 2
• This figure also makes it possible to show the loading of the dispenser.
• the spring means 3 shown separated from the box 1 only for the understanding of the figure, are placed on the bottom face of the housing 10 arranged inside the box.
• a stack 4 of business cards can be inserted through the upper open face of the casing 10, the rear end of the stack 4 disposed on the left of the figure then being slid under fixed holding means 11, consisting HERE of a tongue, one support face 11 A of which is disposed in a plane corresponding to that of the upper card 41 of the stack 4 It is therefore understood that a portion of the upper surface close to from the rear end of the upper card 41 of the stack 4 abuts against the bearing face 11 A of the tongue 11
• the stack of cards 4 being maintained at least at one point, it is easy to first of all to check that the number of cards inserted into the box does not exceed a maximum admissible number, then to close the box by inserting sliding rails 21 arranged on the lateral edges of the cover 2 in corresponding grooves 12 fitted to this effect on the upper edges of the side faces of the housing 1 then by sliding the cover 2 via said rails 21 and grooves 12, in the opposite direction to that represented by the arrow
• the sliding rails 21 do not run over the entire length of the cover, but that they are interrupted a little in front of the rear edge of the cover, that is to say that arranged on the left of the figure.
• This advantageous arrangement makes it possible to further facilitate the loading of the dispenser, insofar as when the stack of cards 4 has been loaded as indicated previously in the casing 1, it suffices to press the lower surface portion 20 of the cover 2 devoid of rails on the upper face portion of the upper card 41 opposite to that held by the support tongue 11, this automatically aligning the cover 2, respectively the sliding rails 21 with the grooves 12, thus facilitating their introduction and setting cover place 2
• the cover 2 is provided with a notch 22, corresponding in shape and dimensions to the support tongue 11 of the housing 1, and which surrounds said tongue when the dispenser is closed.
• This arrangement allows a planar displacement of the upper card 41 during its extraction, as will be seen below.
• cover 2 can be provided with relief means 23, facilitating its handling.
• Figures 2 and 3 which are longitudinal, respectively transverse sections of the dispenser show that the housing 10 of the housing has longitudinal and transverse dimensions slightly larger than the length and width of the stack of cards 4.
• the free height of the housing 10 makes it possible to receive a stack 4 composed of a plurality of business cards as well as the spring means 3.
• the dimensions of the dispenser are therefore essentially dictated by the dimensions of the business cards as well as by the number of cards that are want to store in the dispenser.
• FIG. 2 shows the dispenser having been loaded with a stack 4 of business cards and then closed in the manner described above, during extraction or distribution of the upper card 41 of the stack 4.
• the stack 4 is pressed against the underside 20 of the cover 2.
• claws drive 24 disposed on each side of the notch 22 (see Figure 1) said claws protruding slightly inward 10 of the housing 1, behind the stack 4, respectively of the upper card 41.
• the height of said claws 24 protruding under the upper face 20 of the cover 2 is just sufficient to drive the upper card 41 while not acting on the card which is directly below it.
• the front face 13 of the housing 1 is provided on its upper edge with a notch 13A, leaving a slot between said front face and the cover 2.
• the height of the notch 13A, respectively of the slot is just sufficient for the passage of 'A card, the upper edge of the front face 13 preventing the output of the card disposed directly under the upper card 41 and which could be caused by friction between the two said cards.
• the card 41, driven by the cover 2, respectively by the claws 24 therefore leaves the housing through the notch 13A
• the user then pushes the cover backwards, in the opposite direction to that of the arrow, in order to close the dispenser.
• the card 41 therefore remains partially protruding out of the slot and it then suffices for the user to remove it to distribute it.
• the spring means push the stack upwards so that a new upper card can be driven by the claws 24 to be distributed as previously
• the fixed holding means 1 ie the holding tab, prevent any exit from the rear end of the battery 4 by opening the upper face of the case left free by movement of cover 2
• the spring means 3 consist of a support plate 30 and one or more springs 31, preferably two leaf springs fixed in their central portion on the underside of the plate 30 and transversely arched as seen in particular in FIG. 3
• the springs not pressing directly on the stack 4 the latter cannot have a tendency to veil which means that, even if the stack 4 contains only a few relatively flexible cards, these will remain absolutely flat, clamped between the upper face of the support plate 30 and the lower face 20 of the cover.
• the stack 4 respectively all the business cards and in particular the upper card 41 remain absolutely flat throughout their processing, whether during storage or during their distribution.
• the distributor can therefore accept business cards, or any what similar flat object, whatever the rigidity of the latter and distribute them without jamming problems
• the front and rear ends of the support plate 30 are preferably slightly curved downwards, or alternatively are provided with a chamfer or a bevel, so that the claws drive 24 do not hook the support plate when the last card of the stack 4 has been removed from the dispenser.
• the dispenser can be made of any suitable material, for example metal, obtained for example by stamping and machining of a metal sheet, or else in cast or injected synthetic material. It is not necessary that the entire distributor is made of the same material, for example or could have a housing and a metal cover with a plastic support plate provided with metal springs, any other combination of materials being possible. . Given the presence of two large flat faces on the dispenser, these faces can receive a decoration or an advertising motif.
• the claws 24 could be eliminated while at least a portion of the lower face 20 of the cover 2 would be covered with a coating or an adherent layer, for example rubber; such an embodiment would be advantageous in the case of a relatively flexible object to be dispensed which would be difficult to carry with the claws.
• the gripping means 23 on the upper face of the cover 2 can be replaced or supplemented with an opening in the cover in order to check that at least one card remains in the dispenser.
• closing means for example a relief cooperating with a rib, arranged between the housing and the cover, for example between the notch 22 and the support tongue 11, makes it possible to lock the cover in the closed position, this which can be advantageous when the dispenser is almost empty.
• Such a distributor can find many applications, firstly it allows easy storage and distribution of business cards; it can just as easily be used to store any flat object to be distributed, such as cards from a deck of cards, cards to fill in, labels, banknotes, etc.

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  • 1997-06-16 WO PCT/CH1997/000238 patent/WO1998057870A1/fr not_active Ceased
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