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Multi-chamber breakfast cereal dispenser

US6273299A · kind A · utility

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16References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2000
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F11/261
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A breakfast cereal dispensing product may be provided with a product package, a breakfast cereal product attached to the product package, and a breakfast cereal dispenser attached to the product package. The breakfast cereal product may include a cereal box having breakfast cereal disposed therein. The breakfast cereal dispenser may include a container having a main chamber that is sized to hold a plurality of pieces of breakfast cereal and a dispensing structure having a dispensing chamber and a dispensing chamber opening. The dispensing structure may be provided with a movable member that is movable between a closed position in which the movable member closes the dispensing chamber opening and an open position in which the dispensing chamber opening is not closed by the movable member and a passageway that couples the main chamber to the dispensing chamber. The passageway may be sized to allow pieces of breakfast cereal to pass between the main chamber and the dispensing chamber.

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