FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of the dispenser for beverage cans or the like, illustrating one embodiment of the new design and showing the connecting structure, handle and internal structure in phantom;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the dispenser of FIG. 1, the side opposite being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the dispenser for beverage cans or the like, illustrating a second embodiment of the new design and showing the connecting structure, handle and internal structure in phantom; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the dispenser of FIG. 3, the side opposite being a mirror image.

The phantom representation of the connecting structure, handle and internal structure is made in the drawings merely for the purpose of illustrating the environment in which the invention is used. The structure shown in hidden lines is not part of the design sought to be patented.

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