Wearable Sterile Alcohol Pad Dispensing Device

Abstract

A dispensing device including a housing defining an interior cavity, a lid configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the lid being positioned on a top surface of the housing, a biasing mechanism positioned within the interior cavity to bias objects towards an opening in the housing, and at least one partition positioned in the interior cavity, the at least one partition being adjustable to adjust the width of the objects that can be received within the housing.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dispensing device, comprising:
 a housing defining an interior cavity;   a lid configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the lid being positioned on a top surface of the housing;   a biasing mechanism positioned within the interior cavity to bias objects towards an opening in the housing; and   at least one partition positioned in the interior cavity, the at least one partition being adjustable to adjust the width of the objects that can be received within the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the biasing mechanism comprises:
 a wedge member; and   a spring that biases the wedge member towards the opening in the housing.   
     
     
         3 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the spring is a constant force spring steel. 
     
     
         4 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein one end of the spring is anchored to a portion of the housing and an opposing end of the spring is held on the wedge member. 
     
     
         5 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the opposing end of the spring is wound on a drum positioned within the wedge member. 
     
     
         6 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the wedge member comprises a hook member that is configured to latch onto a rib extending from a portion of the housing. 
     
     
         7 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one partition comprises two partitions that are positioned on opposite sides of the biasing mechanism. 
     
     
         8 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one slot is defined in the housing to receive the at least one partition. 
     
     
         9 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interior cavity is configured to receive a disposable cartridge holding the objects. 
     
     
         10 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the biasing mechanism is configured to move within the disposable cartridge to bias the objects towards the opening in the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an arm band or IV band removably connected to the housing. 
     
     
         12 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the objects comprise sterile wipes. 
     
     
         13 . A dispensing device, comprising:
 a plate;   a biasing mechanism positioned on the plate for biasing objects positioned on the plate towards a front end of the plate; and   an arm band or IV band removably connected to the plate.   
     
     
         14 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the biasing mechanism comprises:
 a wedge member; and   a spring that biases the wedge member towards the opening in the housing.   
     
     
         15 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the spring is a constant force spring steel. 
     
     
         16 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein one end of the spring is anchored to a portion of the housing and an opposing end of the spring is held on the wedge member. 
     
     
         17 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the opposing end of the spring is wound on a drum positioned within the wedge member. 
     
     
         18 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising at least two locking tabs that extend from an upper surface of the plate, wherein the at least two locking tabs are configured to latch onto corresponding locking detents on a disposable cartridge of objects. 
     
     
         19 . A dispensing device, comprising:
 a housing defining an interior cavity;   a lid positioned on a top surface of the housing;   a front plate removably attached to a front surface of the housing; and   a biasing mechanism positioned within the interior cavity to bias objects towards an opening in the housing.   
     
     
         20 . The dispensing device as claimed in  claim 19 ,
 wherein the front plate defines an opening from which the objects may be dispensed, and   wherein the front plate is movable between a first position in which the opening is positioned adjacent a bottom surface of the housing and a second position in which the opening is positioned adjacent the top surface of the housing.