Patent · US Expired

Rotary dispenser

US6039483A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
3References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 1999
Grant dateMar 21, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 9, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D83/761
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dispenser assembly includes an inner housing having an upper end, a lower end, and a wall defining a product space for containing a product to be dispensed; an outer housing having an upper end, a lower end, and a wall defining an inner space, the inner housing being rotatably mounted within the outer housing so that the inner housing can be rotated relative to the outer housing; structure within the housing for advancing product toward the upper end responsive to rotation of the inner housing relative to the outer housing; and a transfer member fixed relative to the outer housing and rotatably associated with the upper end of the inner housing, the transfer member having an applicator surface for applying product to a desired area, and at least one slot in the applicator surface for allowing transfer of product from the product space through the transfer member to the applicator surface.

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