Soap dish carrousel cartridge and dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9828167-B2
Application number	US-201414463932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2014
Priority date	Aug 20, 2014
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A number of variations may include a product comprising a carrousel cartridge comprising a bottom compartment; an inner case, wherein the inner case is rotatably attached to the bottom compartment and is constructed and arranged to accommodate at least one component; and a top compartment, wherein the top compartment and the bottom compartment are slideably attached together, and a carrousel cartridge dispenser comprising a housing; an indexing cam system, wherein the indexing cam system is disposed within the housing; and a dispenser trough, wherein the dispenser trough is attached to the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A product comprising:
a carrousel cartridge dispenser comprising:
a housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side surface extending therebetween defining an internal cavity, wherein a support wall extends perpendicularly from the at least one side surface and defines a channel with the top surface, and wherein the top surface includes an opening defined by an inner surface of the top surface which extends through the top surface, perpendicular to the support wall;
an indexing cam system disposed at least partially within the housing, wherein the indexing cam system comprises a spring-loaded trap door slide, and wherein the spring-loaded trap door slide extends within the channel and is constructed and arranged to move axially within the channel, wherein a first end of the spring-loaded trap door slide includes a first opening defined by an inner surface of the spring-loaded trap door slide which extends through the spring-loaded trap door slide, perpendicular to the support wall, and a second end of the spring-loaded trap door slide includes a second opening constructed and arranged to accommodate a cam; the cam operatively coupled to the spring-loaded trap door slide; a shaft, wherein the shaft is operatively coupled to the cam; and a knob, wherein the knob is attached to a front surface of the spring-loaded trap door slide, and wherein when the knob is pushed, the spring-loaded trap door slide is moved axially from a first position to a second position causing the cam to turn, rotating the shaft so that the shaft rotates a paddle on the shaft, and wherein in the second position, the opening in the spring-loaded trap door slide is constructed and arranged to align with the opening in the top surface; and
a dispenser trough, wherein the dispenser trough is attached to the housing.

2. The product of claim 1 wherein the housing is constructed and arranged to accommodate at least one carrousel cartridge.

3. The product of claim 1 wherein the carrousel cartridge dispenser is constructed and arranged to dispense at least one component from at least one carrousel cartridge.

4. The product of claim 1 wherein the housing is constructed and arranged to attach to an assembly station.

5. The product of claim 1 further comprising at least one carrousel cartridge operatively connected to the carrousel cartridge dispenser.

6. The product of claim 5 wherein the at least one carrousel cartridge comprises: a bottom compartment; an inner case, wherein the inner case is rotatably attached to the bottom compartment and is constructed and arranged to accommodate at least one component; and a top compartment, wherein the top compartment and the bottom compartment are slideably attached together; and wherein the bottom compartment and inner case are each constructed and arranged to mate with the indexing cam system.

7. The product of claim 5 wherein when the carrousel cartridge dispenser is activated, at least one component is released from the at least one carrousel cartridge into the dispenser trough.

8. The product of claim 1 wherein the housing further includes a back plate constructed and arranged to attach to an assembly station.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Lewis Neal A

Classifications

• B65D43/18

  pivoted for movement in plane of container mouth · CPC title

• B65D83/08

  for dispensing thin flat articles in succession (for surgical scalpel blades A61B17/3215) · CPC title

• B65D83/0409 Primary

  the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation (B65D83/0445 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D83/04 Primary

  for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills · CPC title