US 11,910,937 B2
Secure product dispenser
Franklyn W. Gulick, Jr., Binghamton, NY (US); John Farinola, Monroe Township, NJ (US); Eric Henry, Bound Brook, NJ (US); and Gary R. Page, Chenango Forks, NY (US)
Assigned to Scorpion Security Products, Inc., Vestal, NY (US)
Filed by Scorpion Security Products, Inc., Vestal, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/584,902.
Application 17/584,902 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/840,028, filed on Apr. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,363,884.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/141,565, filed on Jan. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/990,090, filed on Mar. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/828,815, filed on Apr. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0142378 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47F 1/12 (2006.01); B65G 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 1/126 (2013.01) [B65G 1/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A secure product dispenser assembly for holding and dispensing products, the secure product dispenser assembly comprising:
a base including a first end and a second end and configured to accept a plurality of units of product, the base comprising,
a first side comprising a first side interface,
an opposing second side comprising a second side interface,
a bottom coupled to the first and second sides; and
a top portion configured to adjustably couple to the first side interface and the second side interface of the base;
a dispenser portion coupled to the top portion and positioned at the first end of the base; and
a dispensing area defined by the dispenser portion and the first end of the base,
wherein the dispenser portion is configured to rotate between an open position to enable removal of one unit of product from the dispensing area of the base, and a closed position configured to retain and inhibit removal of the one unit of product from the dispensing area of the base,
wherein in the open position, the dispenser portion inhibits removal of more than one unit of product, and
wherein the dispenser portion comprises a plurality of surface features configured to interact with one or more catch elements to enable incremental rotation of the dispenser portion.