Denture cleaning tablet dispensing apparatus

1. Apparatus comprising a dispenser for providing denture cleaning tablets, the apparatus comprising:

a rotatable storage container holding a plurality of columns of the tablets; and

a dispensing mechanism comprising:

an input hole, wherein a user of the dispenser can acquire a tablet through rotating the rotatable storage container to align one of the columns of tablets to the input hole and cycling the dispensing mechanism;

a container base plate removably engaging to the storage container;

a dispenser base plate connecting to the container base plate; and

a rotating dispenser plate located between the container base plate and the dispenser base plate, wherein the dispenser plate comprises a hole selectively aligning with the input hole to cycle the dispensing mechanism;

wherein the mechanism comprises a spring feature causing the dispenser plate to return to an original position when the dispensing mechanism is cycled;

wherein the spring feature is formed upon a stationary bottom plate; and

wherein the spring feature comprises an arm formed unitarily with stationary bottom plate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of columns of tablets comprise a replaceable cartridge.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the cartridge is refillable.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the cartridge comprises a disposable cartridge initially filled with the tablets.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises:

an o-ring sealing the dispensing mechanism such that the dispenser is resistant to water intrusion to the columns of tablets.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein the o-ring seals between the dispenser plate and the container base plate.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the spring feature comprises a spring steel piece providing a portion of spring force for the spring feature.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a wall bracket holding the dispensing mechanism.

9. Apparatus comprising a dispenser for providing denture cleaning tablets, the apparatus comprising:

a rotatable storage container holding a plurality of columns of the tablets;

a dispensing mechanism comprising an input hole, wherein a user of the dispenser can acquire a tablet through rotating the rotatable storage container to align one of the columns of tablets to the input hole and cycling the dispensing mechanism; and

a wall bracket holding the dispensing mechanism, the wall bracket comprising:

features preventing the dispensing mechanism from rotating relative to the wall bracket but permitting the dispenser to be lifted up away from the wall bracket; and

an arm affixing to a top of the storage container while permitting the storage container to rotate relative to the wall bracket.