Dispensing canister
US6834779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/404
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to a dispensing canister that improves dosing consistency and powder evacuation, particularly when dry powdered beverage-forming or food-forming material having poor intrinsic flowing properties are to be dispensed. The canister includes a reservoir having two terminal walls and two side walls, a rotatable volumetric dosing device longitudinally extending in the reservoir, and a main agitating wheel arranged to gear on the rotatable volumetric dosing device to rotate in the reservoir upon actuation of the rotatable dosing device. The secondary agitating wheel is arranged to gear on the main agitating wheel and the two wheels are vertically offset so that the main wheel is arranged to act in a downward rotation closer to a first terminal wall whereas the secondary wheel is arranged to act in a downward rotation closer to the second terminal wall.
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