GRAVITY FEED DISPENSERS FOR DISPLAY UNIT
The present invention provides gravity feed dispensers for use in display units. The display units may display paint and paint related products. The display unit can have a plurality of pockets to display paint chips and a plurality of dispensers to dispense a plurality of paint testers. Paint testers may roll to the front of the dispensers by gravity for selection by consumers.
1 . A dispenser for a display unit, comprising
a) a bottom surface comprising a slot formed in a rear section of the dispenser and a projection formed in a front section of the dispenser;
b) a first and a second sidewall each extending upward from the bottom surface; and
c) a back surface that connects the bottom surface and the sidewalls in the rear section of the dispenser,
wherein the first or second sidewall comprises a notch formed in a top portion of a front section of the dispenser, such that the notch of a first disperser receives the projection of a second disperser when the second dispenser is disposed on the first dispenser, and
wherein the back surface comprises a tongue, such that the tongue of the first dispenser fits into the slot of the second dispenser when the second dispenser is disposed on the first dispenser.
2 . The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the slot is perpendicular to the sidewalls.
3 . The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the projection is perpendicular to the sidewalls.
4 . The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the rear section is inclined with respect to the front section.
5 . The dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a lip extending from the bottom surface in the front section of the dispenser.
6 . The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the tongue is provided on the interior of the back surface.
7 . The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the tongue extends above the sidewalls.
8 . The dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the back surface of the first dispenser and the back surface of a second dispenser are planar when the second dispenser is disposed on the first dispenser.