| US 7,461,760 B2 | ||
| Battery dispenser and refill | ||
| Mark A. Ferguson, Memphis, N.Y. (US); Todd B. Abernethy, Skaneateles, N.Y. (US); Jon Gauthier, Bennington, Vt. (US); and John M. Dupnik, Shaftsbury, Vt. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 02, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/219,556. | ||
| Application 11/219556 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/977224, filed on Oct. 29, 2004, granted, now 7,232,041. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0091150 A1, May 04, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 31/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 221—242 [221/113; 221/239; 221/241; 221/243; 221/246; 221/255; 221/260; 221/287; 221/304] | 32 Claims |
| 1. A battery dispenser for dispensing batteries, the battery dispenser comprising:
a cover comprising an opening;
a landing disposed external to the cover; and
a push element for advancing the batteries through the opening of the cover to the landing;
a grip ring that rotates about an axis relative to the cover;
a disk that rotates relative to the grip ring about the axis between a load position and a dispensing position; and
wherein the disk is removable from the grip ring to open the dispenser and insertable within the grip ring to close the dispenser
when the disk is in the load position.
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