Pre-measured material dispenser with pivoting reservoir
US7942292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F11/262
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for dispensing a pre-measured amount of material from a container having a closed bottom, a mouth opening and a side wall. The device includes a discharge tube and a measuring reservoir pivotably attached to a lower end of the discharge tube for capturing a pre-determined amount of material. The reservoir is pivotable from a first position in which the reservoir is substantially parallel to the discharge tube to a second position in which the discharge tube and the reservoir are substantially perpendicular to one another. With the reservoir in the first position, the reservoir and the discharge tube are insertable into a container having a relatively narrow mouth opening. With the reservoir in the second position, the discharge opening of the reservoir communicates with an opening in the second end of the discharge tube, in a dispensing ready position.
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