Dial wheel dispenser
US5967374A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/723
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A paperboard container for the containment and dispensing of small objects such as candies, including a back wall, a front wall, a pair of opposed side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall defining an inner chamber. In one preferred embodiment, the inner chamber is divided into three cells by a baffle. The front wall includes at least three openings, one each of the openings positioned to cooperate with one of each of the inner cells. A dial wheel is rotatably positioned between the inner cells and the front wall. The dial wheel includes a plurality of openings which are positioned in the dial wheel so that the dial wheel can be rotated to allow dispensing from any one of the cells or any combination of the cells, through aligned openings in the dial wheel and front wall. The dial wheel can be rotated to close the container.
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