Material dispenser
US5899248A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F19/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispenser for supplying a predetermined amount of bulk material into a measuring cup. The inventive device includes a container having a dispensing aperture directed through a lower surface thereof. A valve plate is movably mounted within a channel extending along the lower surface of the container and covers the aperture. A measuring cup is positionable into the channel to bias the valve plate from over the aperture to dispense material from the container into the cup. The addition of various attachments will convert the dispenser into a versatile tool capable of containing, sealing and controlling the distribution of several types of mediums.
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