Patent · US Active

Comestible dispensing package

US8490828B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

24References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Kraft Foods Global, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard J. Kaiser · Bethlehem, US
Francis G. Schiro · Doylestown, US
Allen Aldridge · South Orange, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2011
Grant date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D85/60
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A package for product pieces includes a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapter to hold a plurality of product pieces. The housing has a dispensing opening in communication with the interior. A resilient member is disposed in the housing interior and is adapted to urge the product pieces toward the dispensing opening. The housing has an aperture formed in one of the plurality of walls disposed adjacent the dispensing opening to permit the product piece to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening.

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