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Beverage lid dispenserBeverage lid dispenser description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090134182, Beverage lid dispenser. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/617,919 filed Dec. 29, 2006 which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/121,373 filed May 4, 2005, and of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/367,733 filed Mar. 3, 2006, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. This invention relates to disk dispensing devices. Specifically, this invention relates to a beverage lid dispenser. The invention can be used with both disposable and non-disposable beverage lids. When one purchases a drink at a convenience store or restaurant, they commonly dispense the drink from a soda fountain, coffee pot, etc. It is also common to then get a lid to put on top of the cup to prevent the drink from spilling. Therefore, many people pick up a drink lid from a stack of lids which is sitting near the drink dispenser. One problem with this is that when picking up the lid one may accidentally pick up several lids at the same time. This leads to some of the lids falling on the countertop or the floor and being wasted. Another problem is that as people pick up more than one lid they touch the other lids and consequently spread germs. Therefore, it is desirable to have a beverage lid dispenser which corrects the foregoing problems. The primary feature, or advantage of the current invention is to provide an improved beverage lid dispenser and method of use. Another feature or advantage of the current invention is a beverage lid dispenser which reduces waste of disposable lids. A further feature or advantage of the current invention is a beverage lid dispenser which reduces spreading of germs on the dispensed lids. A further feature or advantage of the current invention is a lid dispenser which can dispense lids right side up or upside down. A still further feature or advantage of the current invention is a beverage lid dispenser which is economical to manufacture, durable in use, and efficient in operation. Yet another feature or advantage of the current invention is a method of dispensing a drink lid from a lid dispenser. One or more of these or other features or advantages of the invention will be apparent from the specification and claims that follow. The current invention can be used for dispensing any type of disk which contains a rim around the outside of the disk. However, for simplicity sake, the invention will be shown and described as a disk dispensing device which dispenses disposable beverage lids. One or more of the foregoing may be achieved by a lid dispensing device comprising a base unit, a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit, a blade, sheet or other surface operatively mounted to the base unit which moves between a first position and a second position, the blade supporting a stack of lids by engaging a first lid in the stack of lids while the blade is in the first position, and the blade allowing the first lid to fall through an aperture in the blade away from the stack of lids, and still support the remaining lids as the blade moves to the second position. One or more of the foregoing may also be achieved by a blade for use in a disk dispensing device comprising opposite first and second faces and opposite first and second ends, a first cutout on the first face near the first end, a second cutout on the first face near the second end which intersects the first cutout and is larger than the first cutout, a third cutout on the second face near the second end, a fourth cutout on the second face near the first end which intersects the third cutout and is larger than the third cutout, and the cutouts on the first face and the cutouts on the second face intersect to form an aperture through the blade. One or more of the foregoing may also be achieved by a method of dispensing a drink lid from a lid dispenser comprising the steps of causing a blade, which is part of the dispenser, to slide from a first position to a second position thereby causing a second lid in a stack of lids to be supported by the blade and a first lid in the stack to fall from the blade and be dispensed, and allowing the blade to return to the first position. Continue reading about Beverage lid dispenser... Full patent description for Beverage lid dispenser Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Beverage lid dispenser patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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