Dispensing container

Abstract

A dispensing container for flat objects ( 1 ), such as boxcutter blades, includes a container body ( 2 ) in which is housed a sliding support ( 3 ) designed to move between a rear face ( 4 ) and a front face ( 5 ) of the container, for which the objects are stacked between the sliding support ( 3 ) and the front face ( 5 ) of the container, the sliding support pushing the objects ( 1 ) against the front face under the action of at least one elastic element ( 6, 6′ ), the elastic element being designed to pull the sliding support from the rear face to the front face of the container.

1 - Dispensing container for flat objects ( 1 ), such as boxcutter blades, which comprises a container body ( 2 ) in which is housed a sliding support ( 3 ) designed to move between a rear face ( 4 ′) and a front face ( 5 ′) of the container body, for which the objects are stacked between the sliding support ( 3 ) and the front face ( 5 ′) of the container, the sliding support pushing the objects ( 1 ) against said front face under the action of at least two elastic means ( 6 ,  6 ′), characterized in that said at least two elastic means each comprise a forward branch ( 6   a ) and a return branch ( 6   b ), the free end ( 61 ) of the forward branch latching onto an anchor point ( 7 ,  7 ′) of the container, the free end of the return branch ( 62 ) latching onto an anchor point ( 8 ,  8 ′) of the sliding support, the forward branch ( 6   a ) and the return branch ( 6   b ) being connected via a spindle or a pulley ( 9 ) positioned close to the front face ( 5 ) of the container, the elastic means being designed to pull the sliding support from the rear face to the front face of the container. 
     
     
         2 - Container according to  claim 1 , for which the latching position of the elastic means on the container body ( 2 ) and the elongation ratio of the elastic means are such that the movement of the support from the rear face of the container to the front face of the container remains within the elastic elongation travel of the elastic means. 
     
     
         3 - Container according to  claim 1 , for which the elastic means ( 6 ) are coil springs designed to roll on the pulleys or slide on the spindles ( 9 ). 
     
     
         4 - Container according to  claim 1 , for which the body of the container ( 2 ) comprises guides ( 11 ) for holding the stacked objects. 
     
     
         5 - Container according to  claim 1 , for which said elastic means ( 6 ,  6 ′) are positioned in side housings ( 13 ,  13 ′) of the container along two opposite lateral sides of the sliding support. 
     
     
         6 - Container according to  claim 1 , comprising an upper face ( 14 ), or cover, and a lower face ( 15 ), forming a base, which are opposite and parallel and are delimited by the front face ( 5 ) and the rear face ( 4 ), for which at least one of said upper and lower faces comprises a slit ( 16 ) for the distribution of objects ( 1 ), along the front face ( 5 ) of the container. 
     
     
         7 - Container according to  claim 6 , for which the objects are pushed by the carriage pressing against the front face, the latter comprising a cutout ( 17 ) for pushing out of the container the objects which are pressed against the front face, through the distribution slit ( 16 ). 
     
     
         8 - Container according to  claim 1 , comprising, at the front face, a means ( 18 ) for pushing the objects out of the container through a distribution slit ( 16 ′). 
     
     
         9 . Container according to  claim 2 , for which the elastic means ( 6 ) are coil springs designed to roll on the pulleys or slide on the spindles ( 9 ). 
     
     
         10 . Container according to  claim 2 , for which the body of the container ( 2 ) comprises guides ( 11 ) for holding the stacked objects. 
     
     
         11 . Container according to  claim 3 , for which the body of the container ( 2 ) comprises guides ( 11 ) for holding the stacked objects. 
     
     
         12 . Container according to  claim 2 , for which said elastic means ( 6 ,  6 ′) are positioned in side housings ( 13 ,  13 ′) of the container along two opposite lateral sides of the sliding support. 
     
     
         13 . Container according to  claim 2 , comprising an upper face ( 14 ), or cover, and a lower face ( 15 ), forming a base, which are opposite and parallel and are delimited by the front face ( 5 ) and the rear face ( 4 ), for which at least one of said upper and lower faces comprises a slit ( 16 ) for the distribution of objects ( 1 ), along the front face ( 5 ) of the container. 
     
     
         14 . Container according to  claim 2 , comprising, at the front face, a means ( 18 ) for pushing the objects out of the container through a distribution slit ( 16 ′).