Condiment container and dispenser
US4898305A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J47/01
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A condiment container and dispenser comprising a container having a member therein defining a central chamber and a second chamber about the central chamber, the container has open ends with each chamber communicating with one of the open ends, a closure member closes each of the open ends and has openings therethrough, a spring member of conical shape defined by closely spaced helices of decreasing diameter normally closes each of the openings in the closure members and a plunger member is carried by each of the springs and extends from the closure members, the plunger members are effective to extend an associated spring and permit material to be dispensed from either end of the container and dispenser. A condiment container and dispenser embodying the invention is also useful when filling a smaller condiment dispenser which has a conical spring orifice.
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