Gravity-fed storage and dispensing unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7913860
APP PUB NO 20090090739A1
SERIAL NO

11868732

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A gravity-fed storage and dispensing unit featuring two sidewalls having opposed ledges which form a plurality of separated rearwardly-directed paths, a receiving bin area, and a forwardly-directed path for products to be stored and dispensed. Products placed on a loading area on the front side of the dispensing unit are pulled by gravity down the rearwardly-directed path, into a product receiving bin, and then travel together along the forwardly directed path in two rows. The products from the different rearwardly-directed paths are interspersed in the product receiving bin area. The sidewalls of the dispensing unit have bosses which receive divider rods of varying lengths so that the width of the paths can be adjusted. Multiple units may be attached to each other in an adjacent relationship.

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  • GENERAL MILLS, INC.;FIXTURE WORKS LLC

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Merl, Milton J New York, US 32 1400

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