US Patent 9271582 Stackable object dispenser

A stackable object dispenser for selectively and sanitarily dispensing an individual object from a plurality of stacked objects. The stackable object dispenser generally includes a base and a plate member secured to an upper end thereof. The plate member includes an opening over which is positioned a retention member for retaining a stack of objects. Portions of dispensing retainers abut into the opening to prevent any of the objects from prematurely being dispensed. Upon activation of an external lever or knob, a dispensing assembly acts to push a pair of dispensing members inwardly to squeeze and push down the lowest object in the stack to be dispensed into a cavity and retrieved through a frontal opening of the base.