US 7,320,415 B2 | ||
Condiment dispensing container and carousel | ||
Carter W. McGuyer, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (US) | ||
Assigned to Robbins Industries, Inc., Florence, Ala. (US) | ||
Filed on Apr. 22, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/829,174. | ||
Application 10/829174 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/699234, filed on Oct. 31, 2003, granted, now 7,083,070. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/467815, filed on May 02, 2003. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0011912 A1, Jan. 20, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. A47G 19/012 (2006.01); B67D 5/006 (2006.01); A45D 24/022 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 222—142.3 [222/179.5; 222/181.1; 222/197; 222/370] | 16 Claims |
1. A condiment dispenser for dispensing particulate materials, said dispenser comprising:
(a) an elongated tubular upper body portion with a central longitudinal axis, said body portion being substantially symmetrical
about said axis and having an outer wall and a pair of opposed ends and a hollow interior for holding a supply of said materials;
(b) a top structure for closing said tubular body at one of said ends;
(c) a tubular bottom structure having a grippable outer wall and defining an outlet opening for selectively dispensing pre-measured
quantities of said material through said outlet opening, and supporting said tubular body vertically on a support surface;
(d) said bottom structure including a rotor mounted to rotate about said longitudinal axis of said body and drivably coupled
to said outer wall of said bottom structure;
(e) a holding structure having a plurality of material holding compartments of a shape matching the shape of said outlet opening;
(f) said rotor being drivable coupled to create rotation of said compartments relative to said outlet to successively discharge
the contents of said compartments downwardly through said outlet;
(g) said outer wall of said bottom structure being aligned with said outer wall of said tubular body so that said outer walls
together form the outer wall for said dispenser;
(h) said rotor has a substantially frustro-conical shape, with the largest diameter thereof at the bottom edge, said bottom
edge defining a support plane for supporting said dispenser vertically on a support surface.
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