Safety dispenser
US5954228A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2583/0481
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety dispenser providing a container portion having a peripheral side wall defining a cavity therein, an open upper end, a bottom wall and a channel wall disposed between the upper end and the bottom wall, the channel wall extending across the cavity and defining a hopper area and a channel thereby; a trigger being slidingly received by the channel, the trigger having a passageway therethrough and at least one spring member projecting upwardly therefrom; the trigger being moveable within the channel between a first position and a second position, the passageway being in communication with a hole in the channel wall when the trigger is in the first position, the passageway being in communication with an orifice in the bottom wall when the trigger is in the second position; the at least one spring member being engageable with at least one abutment provided on a vertical wall projecting upwardly from the channel wall, the at least one spring member being disengagable from the at least one abutment upon applying a force to the peripheral side wall; and, the at least one spring member biasing the trigger in the first position.
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