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  • Patent number: 9738433
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and dispensing energy cells having a housing with spaced front and rear walls, side walls and a top and a bottom to form an enclosure for containing energy cells. An opening is provided in the front wall of a size to permit a single energy cell to be discharged, the opening having a top portion positioned below the top front edge of an energy cell when the cell is positioned in the upper most position ready for discharge. A platform urges the energy cells upward so the uppermost cell is in a discharge position with the top front edge of the energy cell positioned above the top portion of the opening. The rear wall, top and upper portion of the side wall are cut out to enable a user to engage the rear of the top energy cell to cause its discharge through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Robert C. Hogg