Packaging with integral metered serving dispenser mechanism
US8434650B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G19/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A package for flaked and/or granular, consumable material includes a container having a bottom surface and sidewalls that transition through a funnel shape to a dispenser chute terminating in a container opening. A rotating dispenser wheel disposed in the dispenser chute includes a plurality of fillable compartments, and the wheel has a fill position, wherein one of the compartments is filled with contents contained in the enclosure, and a dispense position wherein the contents are released through the package opening following a predetermined rotation of the dispenser wheel. In the preferred embodiment the dispenser wheel has four quadrants defined by panels extending outwardly from a central hub. Two opposing quadrants may define fillable compartments, whereas the other two quadrants may define non-fillable compartments. The dispenser wheel is contained within a holder disposed in the dispenser chute.
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