WO2010127412A1 - Dispensing apparatus - Google Patents
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- An apparatus is disclosed as a means to dispense and tension plastic stretch film to encircle and tether goods placed on the ground or on top of a common transportation pallet.
- the common transportation pallet can be made of plastic or wood for goods to be placed on top of prior to being picked up by a pallet jack or forklift and lifted onto shelving for storage or a truck bed for transport.
- Pallets have openings for fork lift tines to enter which also provide a place for the stretch film being referred to in this description to be tied to the pallet. This is a typical pallet and all reference from hereon will be made to this style of pallet.
- Goods that are commonly stacked in cartons, bundles or bags that are to be held together to form a singular mass to avoid spillage during storage or transport can be protected from weather, theft or view by being wrapped in either clear film that is most common or coloured or black wrapping film that is also resistant to UV light to further protect goods in transit or storage.
- the film can be wrapped around goods.
- One way to apply the wrap film is manually, a description follows. After first drawing sufficient film from a roll of film to attach by tying the film end to the pallet or jamming the end under the goods to be wrapped, the wrapping film roll is carried by its tubular cardboard core that the supplied film is rolled onto by inserting one's fingers into each open end of the cardboard core and carrying the roll in a vertically upright manner, horizontally around the goods to allow the film to be drawn from the roll in front of you as you proceed in a backwards walking direction.
- Articles to facilitate the manual wrapping of goods with said stretch film take the form of a handle upon which the wrap roll cardboard core is placed which can include an arrangement of thrust bearing, pressure spring or tapered end plug, a base plate or frame and a long threaded rod passing through said cardboard core is assembled that also provides two handle grips to carry the assembly with marginally increased ease though heavier in combination.
- the back ache from bending down to ground level and carrying the device is the same or more as is experienced with carrying the roll by itself and still it does not provide any means to cut the film at the end of the wrapping procedure nor retain the cut end of the film from adhering back onto the roll which is very difficult to find and then peel uniformly from the roll due to its thin and sticky properties.
- Another means to wrap goods with stretch film is an automated machine which includes a turntable commonly requiring a motorised means to propel the turntable, a dispensing carriage that is sometimes motorised to release the film in a slowed manner and a pedestal with a bearing track on which the dispensing carriage is raised and lowered commonly by a motor also, particularly as a heavier, larger diameter roll of film is routinely used on an automated wrapping machine These rolls of film are unable to be carried in a manual wrapping scenario as they are too heavy.
- the goods are first placed on top of a transportation pallet at a loading location, the pallet containing the goods is then picked up, driven to and then set onto the turntable of the automated wrapping machine by a forklift.
- the wrap film end is drawn off of the roll of film that is mounted in the dispensing carriage of the machine and is then tied to the pallet
- the machine is set in motion from a switch panel controlled by the operator and as the turntable turns, drawing the film off of the roll, the dispensing carriage ascends until the top of the goods have been reached and possibly overlapped at which time the dispensing carriage is lowered down along the pedestal by a height controlling motor.
- the operator then needs a knife to slash through the film to finish the wrapping procedure.
- the wrapped pallet again needs to be lifted from the turntable and taken away to a storage location by the forklift.
- the steps a trained forklift driver has to perform to complete wrapping a pallet with an automated wrapping machine.
- a forklift could do as many as eight trips to wrap a pallet with said machine. They are:
- the operator dismounts the forklift and walks to the wrapping machine to perform the wrapping of the pallet, The operator walks back to and mounts the forklift
- Forward drives the forklift to lift the pallet up from the machine turntable.
- Another means to wrap a pallet of goods with stretch film is by a robot wrapping machine.
- This is a battery powered device that is motorised for driving itself around a pallet of goods, raising and lowering its wrap film dispensing carriage, tensioning the wrap film dispensed via restricted release rate and possibly parking itself in a nearby bay away from the pallet.
- the expensive machine relies on heavy assemblies to keep it upright which is a by product of onboard stored batteries, motors and its chassis.
- U also requires a lock out safety barrier system to avoid ankle crushing or fatal body crushing injuries if approached during a set wrapping command by any operator.
- the robot wrapping means takes up designated floor space, is reliant on specific operation and safety training, does not wrap to some greater heights and may still require a forklift to place the pallet in the wrapping area however the pallet could also be wheeled into position with a manual pallet jack trolley.
- the provided invention is a lightweight trolley based apparatus that is comprehensive of all functions to execute the wrapping of goods with stretch film wether the goods are placed on a pallet or in the case of larger products or equipment, sitting on the ground.
- the provided invention is an apparatus that avoids the handling shortcomings of manual wrapping methods as well as avoiding the costly, space prohibitive and dangerous methods of automated or partially motorised wrapping machines described previously.
- the provided invention executes all of its functions with passive mechanisms. There are no motors, springs, counter balances or losable parts to complicate its use.
- the apparatus consists of a rolling base, a frame upon which there is a wrap film dispensing carriage and control interfaces to execute control of its operable functions.
- the base is fabricated to affix wheels underneath and the three apparatus frame tubes and a guide roller above.
- the guide roller is mounted on the front or leading left corner of the base for its prescribed direction of travel.
- the method of guidance could also take the shape of a curved, sliding buffer rail.
- the apparatus can be pushed and steered towards the location of use by the main control handle which sits upon the top of the wrap film dispensing carriage that can be raised or lowered upon the apparatus with either of two height control handles to ergonomically suit the operator.
- the height controls can then facilitate lowering the dispenser carriage to its lowest setting to begin wrapping the pallet of goods from the ground level upon which the pallet is commonly placed. At times pallets are placed upon other pallets for the benefit of the person loading so they do not have to bend down to almost ground level to load the goods onto the pallet or so that the person wrapping the goods does not have to bend down to ground level to commence wrapping.
- the provided invention can be used at ground or raised level to commence the wrapping task. All reference will now be made to a pallet loaded with goods that is placed on the same ground as the operator stands and upon which the apparatus is to be wheeled.
- the apparatus When the dispensing carriage is set at its lowest height, a length of plastic wrap film is drawn from the roll through the dispensing carriage roller and rubber strip film end-keeper with enough length to tie the wrap film around one corner of the pallet.
- the apparatus In a forward walking manner with the pallet on the operator's left, the apparatus is pushed parallel to the side of and toward the next corner of the pallet.
- the apparatus possesses a horizontally rolling soft guide roller mounted forward left on the rolling base at the height of the pallet edge that can roll against the side of the pallet as guidance while being non-damaging to goods that may overhang the pallet.
- the guide roller is aimed toward and steered closely around the next corner of the pallet by the control handle of the apparatus at which time forward travel is paused.
- the control handle on the apparatus dispensing carriage incorporates a brake prong bejow and a pivoting brake lever handle and brake prong respectively within.
- the two brake prongs descend into the wrap roll cardboard core below the control handle and when operated, expand inside said cardboard core which stops or slows the film from unrolling.
- the apparatus is then pushed forward, pivoting around the stationary guide roller at the pallet's corner. This generates leverage and subsequent tension in the " wrap between the tied fastening of the wrap to the pallet and the now pulling apparatus with the wrap film stretching audibly.
- the apparatus Once the apparatus is pivoted around the guide roller approximately 90 degrees it can be pushed forward along the next side of the pallet which immediately causes the wrap film to touch the goods along the first side of the pallet.
- the wrap roll brake handle can be released allowing progress of the apparatus toward the next corner of the pallet and subsequent drawing of wrap film from the unrolling film core to repeat the. tensioning process.
- the dispensing carriage is raised upon the apparatus by either of two height control handles. The height of the subsequent wrap revolutions and the resultant wrap overlap is determined by the operator judging the weight of the goods being wrapped and its required retention strength. More wrap overlap for heavier goods and less wrap overlap for lighter goods.
- the provided invention requires half the weight being lifted for one seconds worth of time during each revolution of the pallet.
- the dispensing carriage includes a cutter that slices through the wrap film to allow the apparatus to move away and onto the next pallet to be wrapped.
- One end of the film that is sliced by the cutter naturally falls against and adheres to the wrapped pallet load of goods, the other would cling back onto the film roll if the roll was being held by hand but to avoid the time wasted retrieving the end of the film clinging back onto the roll, the apparatus possesses a wrap end keeper.
- the wrap end keeper is a pinch point that is the result of a 50mm or suitably wide rubber strip fastened from top to bottom of the dispensing carriage corner brace the right hand edge of said rubber strip touches the vertical wrap width roller upon the dispensing carriage where against and around said roller the wrap film exits the dispensing carriage.
- Fig: 1 Isometric view of the invention apparatus beside a pallet to be wrapped.
- Fig: 1 Continues from Fig: 1 with progress now viewed from above.
- Fig: 4 Apparatus Upper Wrap Roll Brake Handle.
- Fig: 5 Apparatus Lower Wrap Roll Brake Handle.
- Fig: 8 Apparatus Height Control Handles and Lifting Cable.
- Fig: 9 Apparatus height control handles position lock and release.
- Fig: 10 Apparatus lifting Cable and operation of locking height control handles.
- Fig: 11.1 Apparatus base and Frame.
- the wrap film is drawn from the apparatus' dispensing carriage 2 when set at its lowest height sufficiently to typically tie the wrap film to the pallet 3.
- the apparatus is then wheeled forward 4 parallel 5 along each side of the pallet by the apparatus control handle 6.
- a guide roller 7 mounted on the front left corner of the apparatus' rolling base 8 is steered toward the subsequent pallet corner 9.
- the guide roller at the approximate height of the pallets' edge is aimed toward the far side of each pallet corner 9 or any immovable point that a load contacts the ground.
- the apparatus Once the apparatus has pivoted approximately ninety degrees around a pallet corner 14 and subsequently aimed toward the following pallet corner it can be wheeled forward 15 which immediately places the tensioned wrap film in contact with the goods 16 which adheres there by the tensioned clinging properties of the film. At this point the wrap roll brake 1 1 can be released until the following corner of the pallet or a similar immovable point of a load is approached and around which the pivoting, tensioning leverage and forward travel can be repeated. Fig 2.4 After completing the first encircling action with the apparatus to dispense the wrap film around the pallet of goods 17 in the expected upward spiralling revolutions, the dispensing carriage 2 is able to be raised to the subsequent level of wrapping required. . .
- a length of wrap film is drawn from the dispensing carriage and slackened 20 by steering the apparatus away 21 from and then back towards the goods being wrapped. This allows raising the dispensing carriage without impeding progress by unintentionally stretching upward the previously dispensed length of wrap film 20.
- the dispensing carriage 2 is then raised and lowered via either of the two height
- a second wrap roll brake that is incorporated upon the dispensing carriage at the bottom end of the wrap roll 23 provides an easier accessed ergonomic control over stopping the wrap film unrolling when the dispensing carriage is at such an increased , 20 height as to place the upper wrap roll brake 1 1 in an awkward or out of reach place to be effectively operated.
- the previously described wrapping process without commencing by tying of the wrap to the pallet can be repeated at height with the alternative of using the lower wrap roll brake 23 instead of the upper wrap roll brake 1 1.
- the wrap film is tensioned around the last corner of the pallet of goods 24 and the apparatus is positioned to have the full wrap film width press against a slotted cutter tube 25 incorporated upon the dispensing carriage 2 during manufacture.
- the cutter blade 27 is mounted between two rod billets, one of which is on the outside 28 of the slotted cutter tube 25 and the other of which is within the slotted cutter tube 29 and they are able to slide up and down 26 along said slotted cutter tube 25 with the upward facing cutter blade exposed edge 27 between them and passing through said slot in the slotted cutter tube,
- the cutter is raised along the slotted cutter tube by pulling upward on a knurled knob 30 at the top of the slotted cutter tube that is attached via cable 31 to said cutter and billet rod assembly. With the tensioned wrap film positioned flat against the slot 25 in . the cutter tube the blade 27 of the cutter ascends along the slot and as such slices through the wrap film 32.
- the film that is on the wrapped goods side of the cutter falls or is pressed against and adheres to the film wrapped around the goods on the pallet and the film end that is on the wrap roll side of the cutter is held between a vertical roller 33 around which the film exits the dispensing carriage and an incorporated strip of rubber 34 in pressure contact with said roller upon the carriage to create a pinch point 35 between which a short length of wrap film 36 is sandwiched for immediate retrieval when next commencing to wrap other goods.
- Fig: 3 Assembly and Functions of Apparatus Dispensing Carriage / Upper Wrap Roll Brake / End Keeper and Lower Brake Handle.
- the dispensing carriage 1 comprises of a horizontal top plate 20 and bottom plate 21 supporting several functions and vertical connecting sections with relative functions.
- the top plate 20 supports the main control handle 22 incorporating a fixed wrap roll brake prong 23 and within said control handle a hand operated pivoting wrap roll brake lever 24 and an integrated opposing second brake prong 25.
- the top plate also incorporates a balanced lifting point, 13 a cutter tube upper support bracket, 26 and a hole to affix a bearing mount 27 for a vertical wrap width roller tube 28 around which the wrap film is dispersed.
- the bottom plate of the dispensing carriage possesses a corresponding hole to affix a bearing mount bolt 29 to support said vertical wrap width roller tube, a lower cutter tube support bracket 30, a wrap roll core support hub 31 over and around which the lower end of the typical wrap roll cardboard core 47 is placed and two holes 32 at one end of the downward folded sides of the bottom plate 20 as pivot points for a lower wrap roll brake 33.
- carriage plates Between the top and bottom dispensing "carriage plates is a carriage main tube or channel, 34, a connecting tube between the balanced lifting point of the upper and lower carriage plates 35, a front left vertical angle 36, a cutter tube 37 incorporated between the upper cutter tube bracket 26 and lower cutter tube bracket 30 mounted on the dispensing carriage top and bottom plates respectively.
- the carriage main tube or channel 34 through which the left hand apparatus frame tube 2 is inserted during apparatus assembly is most rigid and fundamental to the dispensing carriage construction.
- the connecting tube 35 at the balanced lifting point 13 of the top and bottom plates contains a threaded nut into which a lifting eyebolt 39 and or a pulley can be directly fastened
- the front left angle 36 of the carriage onto which a strip of metal 39 is fastened and under said metal strip is fastened the left vertical edge of a 50mm or suitably wide strip of rubber 40, the right vertical edge of which is curved toward and wipes against a vertical wrap width roller tube 28 providing a flexible pinch point 41 , between which the wrap film 43 is passed on way to wrapping the goods and that also sandwiches and accessibly retains the loose wrap film end 43 after being cut by the wrap cutter 44.
- the vertical wrap width roller tube 28 has a bearing inserted and retained top and bottom 45 and is mounted onto the dispensing carriage between a bearing mounting bolt descending through a hole in the top plate 27 and a corresponding bearing mount bolt ascending from a corresponding hole 29 through the lower plate of the dispensing carriage.
- the wrap cutter tube 37 is held between the upper and lower cutter tube support brackets 26 & 30 incorporated onto the top and bottom plates 20 & 21 respectively of the dispensing carriage 1.
- Fig: 4 Apparatus Upper Wrap Roll Brake Handle.
- the stationary one of two wrap roll brake prongs 23 Descending below the main control handle 22 that is supported on the dispensing carriage top plate 20 is the stationary one of two wrap roll brake prongs 23.
- the second brake prong 25 is incorporated onto the brake lever 24 that pivots within the control handle 22.
- the brake prongs expand 46 inside the top end of the wrap roll cardboard core 47 into which they protrude downward when the roll is correctly mounted 48 up around said brake prongs and downward and around the wrap roll hub 31 on the lower plate of the dispensing carriage 21 .
- Expansion of the brake prongs 23 & 25 within the wrap role core 47 slows or stops the unrolling motion of the wrap film being drawn off of the roll when wrap tensioning is required.
- the feel of the tension achieved relative to the squeezing 45 of the brake lever 24 and leverage of the apparatus around the load provides the operator information to judge adequate tensioning of the wrap.
- a lower wrap roll brake handle 2 Assembled onto the bottom dispensing carriage plate 1 is a lower wrap roll brake handle 2 as an alternative to the upper wrap roll brake handle when the wrapping procedure ascends high enough to be uncomfortable to slow or stop the wrap roll with the upper brake handle due to the wrapping revolutions around a load nearing or exceeding an operator's shoulder height.
- the lower wrap roll brake handle 2 comprises a bent piece of metal, one end of which forms a handle at a horizontal position 3 and the other end is upwardly bent 4 through an opening in the lower carriage plate 1 and within a short cylindrical shaped protrusion incorporated during manufacture that forms the wrap roll support hub 5 over and around which the wrap roll cardboard core is placed when correctly installed.
- the lower brake handle pivots on an axle 6 affixed to the lower wrap roll brake handle 2 during manufacture and that each end of said axle 6 extends through two holes 7 & 8 incorporated into downward bent edges 9 of the lower carriage plate in order to provide a fulcrum 10.
- a wrap film cutter is included on the apparatus as a means of cutting through the wrap film at completion of the wrapping task.
- it comprises of a blade in the shape of a slant parallelogram 27 that is mounted with a sharpened cutting edge facing upward and slanting towards the s
- the safety cutter blade 27 is mounted between two rod billets, one of which is on the outside 28 of the slotted cutter tube 25 and the other of which is within the cutter tube 29 and they are able to slide up and down 26 along said slotted cutter tube 25 with the upward facing cutter blade exposed edge 27 between them.
- the cutter is raised along the cutter tube by pulling upward on a knurled knob 30 at the top of the cutter tube that is attached via thin cable 31 to said cutter assembly.
- a knurled knob 30 at the top of the cutter tube that is attached via thin cable 31 to said cutter assembly.
- the cutting blade 27 ascends along the slot to slice through the wrap film 32.
- the distance between the rod billet 28 mounted on said cutter blade 27 on the outside of the cutter tube has space enough for the film to pass between it and against the cutter tube but not enough space to allow fingers to touch the blade 27.
- the film once cut that is on the wrapped goods side of the cutter falls or is pressed against and adheres to the film wrapped around the goods on the pallet and the film end that is on the wrap roll side of the cutter is held between a vertical roller 33 around which the film exits the dispensing carriage and an incorporated strip of rubber 34 in pressure contact with said roller upon the carriage to create a pinch point 35 between which a short length of wrap film 36 is sandwiched for immediate retrieval to commence wrapping other goods.
- the cutter then descends within the cutter tube when lowered by said cable connected knurled knob.
- Fig: 8 Apparatus Height Control Handles and Support Cable
- the two height control handles 3.1 & 3.2 are positioned along the square RHS apparatus frame tubes that are set to the front middle 4 and right 5 of the apparatus' three frame tubes.
- a lifting cable 6 is affixed to the first or nearest of height control handles 3.1 and threaded up and over a first pulley 7 fixed upon the frame via a hook 8 incorporated during manufacture.
- the cable is then guided horizontally toward a second pulley 9 that is fixed to one of a pair of pulley hooks 10 incorporated upon the frame cross tube 1 1 during manufacture that is substantially over the top of a lift point 13 provided upon the top of the dispensing carriage 1 directly below said pair of pulley hooks 10.
- the cable is then directed downward to and through a third pulley 12 fixed to the lift point 13 on top of the apparatus' dispensing carriage 1 from which it is then directed upward toward and through a fourth pulley 14 being the other of the pair of pulleys fixed to the pair of hooks 10 mounted on the apparatus frame cross tube 11 during manufacture.
- the lifting cable 6 is threaded from the fourth pulley 14 and across toward a fifth pulley 15 fixed to a hook 17 which is incorporated during manufacture under a shorter forward facing cross tube 18 which attaches the front middle frame tube 19 of the apparatus' three frame tubes to the apparatus main cross tube 11.
- the cable is directed downward from the fifth pulley 15 toward the second and forward most height control handle 3.2 mounted along the front middle, frame tube 19.
- Both height control handles 3.1 & 3.2 raise and lower the lifting cable 6 either side of the dispensing carriage middle pulley 12 which is affixed to the balanced lifting point 13 of the carriage 1.
- the cable selected to connect height control handles that lift the dispensing carriage in the preferred embodiment is of a non-injurious plastic-coated type that is safe to the touch and large enough to suspend the weight of the dispensing carriage and full wrap roll.
- Fig: 9 Apparatus height control handles position lock and release.
- Each height control handle consists of a flat plate with an operative handle grasp 1 which extends from a broader section 2 of the handle that includes a square hole 3 incorporated during manufacture that is of slightly greater dimension to the square frame tube 4 over and along which it is to slide and remain at the same orientation at which the frame tubes are set.
- Fig; 9.2 Each height control handle can move freely along the vertical frame tube when either handle is held horizontally 5 but can not move if angled either upward 6 or downward 7 from horizontal.
- repositi ⁇ nable locking means is a tent rope adjuster peg which binds along the rope on which it is able to slide when tension on said adjuster that is offset from said rope causes the adjuster peg to be angled and thus binds on the rope passing through a hole in the adjuster peg.
- Either of the apparatus height control handles rigidly locks against the frame tube if angled 6 and remains locked even with increased forceful attempt to move it further.
- Fig: 9.3 To ensure the height control handles can move in a desired manner when being repositioned under load they each have two projections incorporated during manufacture each resembling a book end 8 including left and right sides 9 & 10.
- Fig: 9.2 & 9.3 Two said projections are attached to each height control handle, one above and behind 1 1 the square hole 3 within said handle with the inside central face of the book end like projection 13 positioned to slide flat against the back 1 1 of the frame tube 4 as well as another projection attached below and in front 12 of the square hole 3 within said height control handle with the inside central face of the book end like projection 13 positioned to slide flat against the front 12 of the frame tube 4.
- the said projections do not permit the height control handle to be angled lower than horizontal 14 when travelling downward along the right or, middle front frame tubes but do allow each handle to angle upward above horizontal 15 to prevent ascent along said frame tubes due to said locking action.
- Fig 10 Apparatus lifting Cable and operation of locking height control handles
- the book end type projections 1 1 & 12 eliminate binding of the height control handles on the frame tubes when being pushed downward 14 to subsequently lift the dispensing carriage lifting pulley 19 as well as a reference of horizontal which is felt by the operator when ascending the height control handle and thus descending the dispensing carriage along the left frame tube 3
- the base for the apparatus in its preferred embodiment comprises of steel cross braces and components with holes and bends incorporated during manufacture for the purpose of function, assembly and durability.
- the left base metal component 1 commences as a horizontal flat section 2, is then angled downward 3, then horizontally flat 4, then angled upward 5 and then horizontally flat 6 at the same height as the first section.
- the first and last flat horizontal sections are for wheels to be mounted underneath 7 & Sand the lower middle section 4 between the two downward angled sections contains a hole 9 through which to fasten the left hand side dispenser carriage frame tube 10.
- the lower middle section 4 of the left base component 1 allows the dispenser carriage to descend to almost ground level along the said fastened left frame tube 10 to allow the wrap to be dispensed at a lowest possible convenience around the goods to be wrapped.
- Front and rear cross braces 1 1 & 12 connect the left side component 1 of the base to the right side component 13 of the base.
- the right side component there are two holes 14 & 15 through which to fasten the right 16 and middle front 17 apparatus frame tubes.
- Below said right side component are mounted two wheels 18 & 19 of same size to those of the left side.
- a soft guide roller 20 that rolls along the side of the pallet or goods positioned on or overhanging the edge of a pallet and that also provides a non-damaging contact point around which to generate pivoting leverage when achieving wrap film tensioning through the use of the provided invention.
- the base in its preferred embodiment includes wheels that are not so tall to position the height of the apparatus guide roller above the edge of a typical pallet to be wrapped. Larger wheels may be affixed to allow for a non typical application while reduced rolling resistance around a load my also afford function on irregular ground surfaces.
- the frame comprises of three, left 21 , front middle 22 and right 23, vertical, square • RHS Rolled Hollow Section steel tubes, another of the same steel section across the top 24 of the left 21 and right 23 vertical tubes and a shorter brace tube 25 of the same section tube adjoining the front middle 22 vertical tube to said cross tube 23, set to the front side of the cross tube 23 and forward enough from said cross tube to brace the frame substantially vertical via the tripod effect of their combined footprint upon the base 1.
- the frame has four hooks incorporated during manufacture that support pulleys associated to the apparatus function.
- the lower ends of the frame tubes include internal fastening means incorporated during manufacture that affix the frame to the base to allow assembly and disassembly for reduced volume in transit and storage.
- the frame has welded as well as bolted joints to afford durability and assembly convenience where applicable.
- the material in the preferred embodiment is galvanised steel for durability and longevity in open air use.
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CA2761063A CA2761063C (en) | 2009-05-08 | 2010-05-07 | Dispensing means |
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AU2010244984A AU2010244984A1 (en) | 2009-05-08 | 2010-05-07 | Dispensing apparatus |
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