Cutlery dispensing assemblies and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10631665
APP PUB NO 20190223621A1
SERIAL NO

16226813

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Cutlery dispensing assemblies and methods for making and using same. In some examples, the cutlery dispensing assembly can include a chassis comprising a backbone, an upper support frame located at an upper end of the backbone, and a base located at a lower end of the backbone. A skewer mechanism can be at least partially disposed within the chassis and configured to contain a stack of the cutlery. The stack of the cutlery can include a bottom piece of cutlery and at least one other piece of cutlery. Each piece of cutlery can have an opening through which the skewer mechanism is configured to pass. The skewer mechanism can include an elongated body that is configured to pass through the opening of each piece of cutlery, and a lever extending from elongated the body. The lever can be configured to move between a first position in which the lever retains a separated piece of cutlery, and a second position in which the lever releases the separated piece of cutlery from the lever, wherein the bottom piece of cutlery becomes the separated piece of cutlery after it has been separated from the stack of the cutlery.

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SIGMA DESIGN INC4600 NW PACIFIC RIM BLVD CAMAS WA 98607

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Loucks, Kyle Vancouver, US 7 15

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