Abstract: There is disclosed an improvement for a tilting, sliding edge dispenser having pivot members fixedly attached to opposite ends of the dispenser and a rigid support structure having elongated receptacles for receiving the pivot members in rotating sliding engagement. Each one of a pair of elongated driving loops is attached adjacent one end, respectively, of a linear edge of the dispenser and is stretched over a pair of wheels attached to each end of a base member and driven by a motor attached to a shaft connecting one wheel of each pair of wheels whereby the linear edge is driven across the surface of the base members to dispense the contents of the dispenser.

Abstract: There is disclosed a container having an aperture therein with a linear edge, which aperture is normally closed by the planar surface of the base member. The container is pivotally attached to the base member by connecting arms such that when the container is moved with respect to the base member, the container is constrained by the connecting rods and tilts and slides on the linear edge across the planar surface of the base member to open the aperture of the container and to dispense the contents therefrom.