Comestible product dispensers and methods of making and using same

Abstract

A first product dispenser is provided and includes a top member defining an opening, a divider connected to the top member and a bottom member sized to hold a plurality of comestible products. The bottom member defines an opening. The divider is positioned and the bottom member is coupled in a sliding relationship within the top member so that the openings defined by the top member and the bottom member can be aligned to dispense a certain number of the products. A second product dispenser is provided and includes a first housing and a second housing, which each have a plurality of dividers. The dispenser also includes a trigger. When the trigger is pressed, the container is translated sequentially along the dividers of the first and second housings to dispense one of the products.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to packaging. More particularly, the present invention relates to packaging or dispensers for storing and dispensing comestible products. [0002] The packaging for comestible products is very important to the look, marketing and storage of the product. Very often, in addition to text on the packaging, the packaging also attempts to visually convey a message about the type of product, the taste of the product or the purpose of the product. For example, packages for cinnamon or cherry tasting products are often red, grape tasting product packaging is often purple, etc. Once the consumer has identified a desired brand, the consumer can typically choose a product based solely on the color of the packaging. [0003] In marketing the product, packaging can convey other information besides taste whereby the consumer can thereby associate the product with its effect by simply viewing the packaging. [0004] There are also...

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Benefits of technology

[0043] It is therefore an advantage of the present invention to provide a product dispenser for dispensing individually unwrapped products, where the products do not stick to one another or clump.

[0044] It is another advantage of the present invention to provide dispensers that are compact and easily stored.

[0045] It is a further advantage of the present invention to provide innovative dispensers that are enjoyable to operate and gain customer attention.

[0046] It is a further advantage of the present invention to provide product dispensers that are intuitive to use.

[0047] Moreover, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide dispensers that are quiet both when being transported and when dispensing comestible product.

[0048] Still further, it is an advantage of the present invention to provide product dispensers that are controllable to dispense only a desired amount of product.

Problems solved by technology

It is believed that users of these products, and in particular younger users, find certain features desirable and undesirable in the packaging of products consumed on a daily basis, such as comestible products.

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