Abstract: A portable storing and dispensing device for chips, coins, or other disk-like members and embodying an elongated rigid chip-containing magazine which is adapted to store active and reserve chips in stacked relationship and has an open lower end through which the chips are successively dispensed. A flexible expansible gate mechanism restrains the active chips within the magazine and a plunger which is completely encased within the magazine is effective upon depression thereof to effect unit-chip displacement past said gate mechanism at a selected location on a playing board or the like. In a modified form of the device, the magazine contains only active chips and the plunger is telescopically received within the magazine so that its upper portion projects above the upper rim of the magazine for direct manipulation by the user of the device.

Abstract: A refuse collecting device which is designed particularly for dog or other animal waste or excrement embodies an open-ended, tubular, scoop-like body and has a flat bottom wall which constitutes a scoop proper and the forward edge of which is provided with comb-like teeth which enhances the pick-up action of the device when the latter is used on a lawn. A manipulating handle overlies the top wall of the tubular body and a combined closure plate and paddle member is hinged to the top wall of said body top wall and is spring-biased to a position wherein it extends across and fully closes the open front end of the body. A thumb piece which is secured to the combined closure plate and paddle member arches rearwardly over the handle and is accessible to the user's thumb whereby depression thereof causes said combined closure plate and paddle member to be swung forwardly and upwardly thus exposing the interior of the tubular body for excrement-scooping purposes.