{
  "patent_number": "US 2620061",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How a Spring-Loaded Pocket Dispenser Works",
  "original_title": "Pocket article dispensing container",
  "summary": "A 1949 mechanical design for a pocket-sized container that uses a spring to push items like pills or candies to the top for easy access.",
  "what_it_does": "The device functions as a compact storage unit designed to hold a stack of flat, uniform items. It utilizes a spring-loaded platform inside the casing that exerts constant upward pressure on the contents. When the user interacts with the top of the container, the spring ensures the next item is automatically positioned at the dispensing opening, allowing for one-handed retrieval.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover containers that rely on gravity rather than spring tension to feed items.",
    "Does not cover non-pocket-sized dispensing systems like large industrial vending machines.",
    "Does not cover electronic or automated dispensing mechanisms that require a power source."
  ],
  "filed": "1949-10-14",
  "granted": "1952-12-02",
  "expires": "1969-12-02",
  "status": "expired",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Uxa Oskar",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/uxa-oskar"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 69,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2620061/pez-dispenser",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2620061/pez-dispenser/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US2620061",
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