Patents Assigned to Modular Engineering Corporation
  • Patent number: 4858783
    Abstract: Dispensers for nested items such as cups or lids. Dispensers according to the present invention contain face plates which are easily removed so that the dispensers and their surrounding areas can be easily cleaned. One embodiment of dispensers according to the present invention includes a trim assembly and a container assembly for the items to be dispensed, which two assemblies can be attached as a unit to the face plate and removed with the face plate for quick and efficient cleaning and refilling. The face plates and trim assemblies may be color coded for aesthetic purposes and to differentiate various cup and lid sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Modular Engineering Corporation
    Inventor: John T. Mayfield, III
  • Patent number: 4503982
    Abstract: A dispenser to accommodate, store and display cup lids and straws. A base plate and a cabinet plate form the bottom and side surfaces of the dispenser. Support brackets are adjustably fastened to the base plate, and are shaped to impart to the dispenser a face-up attitude so that the cup lids and straws contained in the dispenser rest against the back restraining surface. Divider sections are fastened to one or more spaced openings in the base plate to separate stacks of lids, and may be easily and quickly repositioned to accommodate changes in sizes and assortments of lids. A straw compartment section may also be fastened to the base plate for orderly storage of straws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: Modular Engineering Corporation
    Inventor: Lloyd J. Lewis
  • Patent number: D245048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: Modular Engineering Corporation
    Inventor: Albert E. Pool
  • Patent number: D250239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1978
    Assignee: Modular Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Albert E. Pool, Lloyd J. Lewis