IP Library Granted Patent US 11,084,648
Granted Patent B2
US 11,084,648 · App. 16/545,971 · Granted Aug 10, 2021

Personal protection equipment dispensers

Inventor: Danté G. DeGraaf (Lake Stevens, WA)
Assignee: PNC Bank, National Association
B65D83/0817B65D25/005B65D25/10B65D25/22
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Patent No.
US 11,084,648
App. No.
16/545,971
Granted
Aug 10, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispenser adapted to be mounted to a structure wall and to allow consumables to be dispensed from a consumables box, the dispenser comprising a front wall, at least one back wall, first and second walls, and at least one support wall. The front wall defines and extends completely around an aperture. The first and second walls each extend between the front wall and the at least one back wall. The at least one support wall extends from at least one of the front wall, the at least one back wall, and the first and second walls. The consumables box is supported by the at least one support wall such that a first portion defined by the at least one back wall is configured to engage the consumables box and a second portion defined by one of the first and second walls is configured to engage the consumables box.

Claims (78)

1. A dispenser adapted to be mounted to a structure wall and to allow

Consumables to be dispensed from a consumables box, the dispenser comprising:

a front wall defining an aperture, where the front wall extends completely around the aperture;

at least one back wall;

first and second walls each extending between the front wall and the at least one back wall: and

at least one support wall extending from at least one of the front wall, the at least one back wall, and the first and second walls; whereby the aperture in the front wall is configured to allow the consumables to be extracted from the consumables box:

prior to attachment of the dispenser to the structure wall, the at least one back wall is configured to allow deformation of the at least one back wall;

the dispenser is attached to the structure wall by securing the at least one back wall to the structure wall, where, after attachment of the dispenser to the structure wall, the at least one back wall is fixed; and

the consumables box is supported by the at least one support wall such that

a first portion defined by the at least one back wall is configured to engage the consumables box,

a second portion defined by one of the first and second walls is configured to engage the consumables box, and

when the dispenser is attached to the structure wall, the front wall and the at least one back wall inhibit displacement of the first and second walls relative to each other; and

the front wall is configured to inhibit flexing of the dispenser when the at least one back wall and the first and second walls engage the consumables box.

2. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 , in which:

the first portion defines a first spring mechanism;

the second portion defines a second spring mechanism;

the first spring mechanism applies a first outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser; and

the at least one second spring mechanism applies a second outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser.

3. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 , in which:

the at least one back wall comprises a plurality of back walls; and

the front wall, the plurality of back walls, the first and second walls, and at least one support wall are formed from a single sheet of material.

4. A dispenser as recited in claim 2 , in which the at least one first spring mechanism is integrally formed with at least one of the back walls.

5. A dispenser as recited in claim 2 , in which the at least one second spring mechanism is integrally formed with at least one of the first and second walls.

6. A dispenser as recited in claim 5 , in which a second outward force is applied on at least one of the first and second walls of the dispenser.

7. A dispenser as recited in claim 2 , in which:

the first spring mechanism is integrally formed with the at least one back wall; and

the second spring mechanism is integrally formed with at least one of the first and second walls.

8. A dispenser as recited in claim 2 , in which:

the at least one first spring mechanism is integrally formed with one of the plurality of back walls; and

the at least one second spring mechanism is integrally formed with each of the first and second walls.

9. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 , in which at least one mounting aperture is formed in each of the back walls.

10. A dispenser as recited in claim 1 , in which the at least one support wall extends from each of the front wall, the back walls, and the first and second walls.

11. A method of allowing consumables to be dispensed from a consumables box, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a dispenser comprising

a front wall defining an aperture, where the front wall extends

completely around the aperture;

at least one back wall;

first and second walls each extending between the front wall and the at least one back wall; and

at least one support wall extending from at least one of the front wall, the at least one back wall, and the first and second walls;

configuring the front wall to allow the consumables to be extracted from the consumables box and to inhibit flexing of the dispenser when the at least one back wall and the first and second walls engage the consumables box:

configuring the at least one back wall to allow deformation of the at least one back wall prior to attachment of the dispenser to the structure wall;

attaching the dispenser to the structure wall by securing the at least one back wall to the structure wall, where, after attachment of the dispenser to the structure wall, the at least one back wall is fixed; and

supporting the consumables box by the at least one support wall such that a first portion defined by the at least one back wall is configured to engage the consumables box,

a second portion defined by one of the first and second walls is configured to engage the consumables box, and

when the dispenser is attached to the structure wall, the front wall and the at least one back wall inhibit displacement of the first and second walls relative to each other.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:

configuring

the first portion to define a first spring mechanism that applies

a first outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser when the consumables box is supported by the at least one support wall;

configuring the second portion to define a second spring mechanism that applies a second outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser when the consumables box is supported by the at least one support wall.

13. A method as recited in claim 12 , in which:

the first spring mechanism is integrally formed with the at least one back wall; and

the second spring mechanism is integrally formed with at least one of the first and second walls.

14. A method as recited in claim 12 , in which:

the at least one first spring mechanism is integrally formed with one of the plurality of back walls; and

the at least one second spring mechanism is integrally formed with each of the first and second walls.

15. A method as recited in claim 11 , in which the at least one support wall extends from each of the front wall, the back walls, and the first and second walls.

16. A dispenser adapted to be mounted to a structure wall and to allow consumables to be dispensed from a consumables box, the dispenser comprising:

a front wall defining an aperture, where the front wall extends completely around the aperture;

a plurality of back walls, where

at least one first projection is integrally formed in at least one of the back walls, and

at least one mounting aperture is integrally formed in each of the back walls;

first and second walls each extending between the front wall and one of the back walls,

where at least one second projection is integrally formed in at least one of the first and second walls supports; and

at least one support wall extending from each of the front wall, the back walls, and the first and second walls; whereby

the aperture in the front wall is configured to allow the consumables to be extracted from the consumables box;

prior to attachment of the dispenser to the structure wall, the back walls are spaced from each other such that the back walls are capable of moving relative to each other;

the dispenser is attached to the structure wall by securing the back walls to the structure wall, where, after attachment of the dispenser to the structure wall, the back walls are fixed relative to each other: and

the consumables box is supported by the at least one support wall using the at least one mounting aperture such that the first projection engages the consumables box, the at least one second projection engages the consumables box, outward forces on the front wall of the dispenser is transmitted to the structure wall through the first and second walls and the back walls, and

outward forces on the first and second walls of the dispenser are transmitted to the structure wall through the back walls; and

the front wall is configured to inhibit flexing of the dispenser when the first and second outward forces are applied to the dispenser.

17. A dispenser as recited in claim 16 , in which the at least one first projection defines a first spring mechanism; the at least one second projection defines a second spring mechanism; the first spring mechanism applies a first outward force on at least one

wall of the dispenser; and

the at least one second spring mechanism applies a second outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser.

18. A dispenser as recited in claim 17 , in which:

the at least one first spring mechanism is integrally formed with one of the plurality of back walls; and

the at least one second spring mechanism is integrally formed with each of the first and second walls.

19. A dispenser as recited in claim 16 , in which the at least one support wall extends from each of the front wall, the back walls, and the first and second walls.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2022
From: BOWMAN DISPENSERS, LLC
To: MARKETLAB, INC.
Reel/Frame 061469/0989 →
PATENT, TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 19, 2020
From: BOWMAN DISPENSERS, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 054477/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2020
From: DEGRAAF, DANTE G.
To: BOWMAN DISPENSERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053402/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2020
From: BOWMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. D/B/A BOWMAN DISPENSERS
To: BOWMAN DISPENSERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053105/0494 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15480803 · Apr 6, 2017
Continuation 14288105 · May 27, 2014
Provisional Application 61832099 · Jun 6, 2013
Related Publication 20190367255A1 · Dec 5, 2019