Abstract: A dispenser for goods such as coffee has a container with a discharge opening in its bottom, a rotor which covers the bottom of the container and is provided with vanes which define a plurality of dispensing compartments, and a wiper which covers the rotor in the vicinity of the discharge opening. A drive mechanism with a stepwise pivoting action is operable to move one dispensing compartment at a time to the discharge opening. The lower surface of each vane has a leading edge which contacts the container bottom, and there is a rake space between this lower surface and the bottom of the container. The wiper extends up to intersect the container wall at an acute angle to prevent the goods from rotating with the rotor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a prefabricated shelf unit having a number of vertical columns and an optional number of shelves fixed to the columns with each shelf supported by cross members fixed to the columns at various levels of the columns. The cross members are provided with recesses for the reception of the ends of the shelves. The cross members are provided with end portions having vertical projections which are received into corresponding grooves in the columns. The grooves may be parallel longitudinal grooves, one for each projection of the cross member or a single groove in which the cross members are provided in back to back fashion with the projection of each cross member fitting into the single groove.