Hygiene Product Dispenser Patent Application A1
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260096937A1 for a hygiene product providing device filed by Kitasumi et al. The device comprises a housing configured to accommodate stacked hygiene products, a takeout port positioned below a front surface portion, and a shutter mechanism that exposes only the lowermost product when opened. The application was published April 9, 2026, with a filing date of October 8, 2025.
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USPTO published a patent application for a hygiene product providing device that includes a housing for stacked hygiene products, a takeout port, and a shutter mechanism. The key innovation is that when the shutter opens, only the lowermost hygiene product is exposed—the products above remain protected. The invention falls under CPC classification A61F 15/00.
Manufacturers of hygiene product dispensers should monitor this application for potential future patent claims that could affect product development. The design has applications in healthcare, commercial, and consumer settings where controlled dispensing of stacked products is needed.
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HYGIENE PRODUCT PROVIDING DEVICE
Application US20260096937A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Kentaro KITASUMI, Takeshi FUJIWARA, Taiyo SEKIGUCHI, Hiroaki GOI, MOTOKI TANIMURA
Abstract
A hygiene product providing device includes: a housing configured to accommodate a plurality of hygiene products in a stacked manner; a takeout port of the hygiene products disposed below a front surface portion of the housing; and a shutter configured to open and close the takeout port. When the shutter is opened, one hygiene product located at the lowermost portion in the housing is exposed from the takeout port, and a hygiene product located above the one hygiene product located at the lowermost portion is not exposed from the takeout port.
CPC Classifications
A61F 15/00
Filing Date
2025-10-08
Application No.
19352625
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