US PATENT SUBCLASS 221 / 151
WITH MEANS FOR BLOCKING OR DISABLING EJECTOR OR RELEASER


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221 /   HD   ARTICLE DISPENSING

151WITH MEANS FOR BLOCKING OR DISABLING EJECTOR OR RELEASER {2}
152  DF  .~> By engagement with slot, notch or protuberance
153  DF  .~> Motor operated


DEFINITION

Classification: 221/151

(under the class definition) Article dispensers having a mechanical linkage or other means to apply a force to operate an article discharging instrumentality other than a follower and having also separate means to interpose a solid member in the path of a portion of said linkage, the force applying means, or the discharging instrumentality; to remove a force translating member from the linkage or force applying means, or to otherwise divert the action of the article discharging instrumentality.

(1) Note. Dispensers having a discharge assistant which is biased to discharging position and which may be cocked or latched in the article receiving or retracted position and then released to discharge an article under the influence of the biasing means are not included in this or indented subclasses but are classified in subclass 271.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

13+, for similar devices in which means responsive to a changing condition operate separate control means to block or disable an ejector or releaser.

18, for similar devices which also have means responsive to depletion of the entire source of supply to directly cause the blocking or disabling of the operation of the discharge means.

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125, for plural source article dispensers having lockout means under control of an actuating initiator whereby discharge means of all but a selected source are locked against operation. 154, for article dispensers having lock, latch or sealing means for the container or support.

271, see (1) Note above.

295, for article dispensers having article releasing means which are latch released and article weight operated.