Sealed barrier container
US4650098A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F13/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a sealed barrier container for containing a supply of product in bulk form and providing limited access thereto for a user to meteringly dispense a portion thereof into a product receptacle, formed by an enclosed container including a product hopper for containing a supply of product, the hopper having an access panel movable between an access position and a closed position, a dispensing portion positioned in operative relation with respect to the hopper, the dispensing portion including a product ramp contained therein and in open communication with the hopper at one end, and in open communication with an exit chute at the opposed end, metering dispensing means positioned in operative relationship with respect to the product ramp and being rotatably mounted thereby to dispense metered amounts of bulk product from the hopper to the ramp, scoop means in operative relationship with respect to the ramp being reciprocable with respect to the exit chute, the scoop means including external control means to permit the operator to control the scoop means externally from the sealed barrier container, and individualized product receptacle means adapted for disengageable eng…
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