초록 ▼

A manually operable dispenser for delivering predetermined quantities of material such as sugar is disclosed. The dispenser is adapted to receive a bulk sugar container and to retain the container in an inverted position to prevent foreign materials such as moisture, dirt, dust and the like from ent

A manually operable dispenser for delivering predetermined quantities of material such as sugar is disclosed. The dispenser is adapted to receive a bulk sugar container and to retain the container in an inverted position to prevent foreign materials such as moisture, dirt, dust and the like from entering the dispenser or container. The unit includes a divider wall in which is mounted a rotatable transfer drum having a receptacle with an opening on the surface of the drum. The drum is normally oriented so that the receptacle is in communication with the sugar container so that the receptacle is filled and ready for use. A drive mechanism is provided for rotating the drum to position the receptacle below the divider wall to dump a predetermined quantity of sugar out of the receptacle, the quantity depending upon the volume of the receptacle. The drum is biased to return to its initial position upon release of the dispensing mechanism.

대표청구항 ▼

A manually operable dispenser adapted to be threadedly secured to the open mouth of a bulk container and operable to serve predetermined quantities of a material such as sugar, the dispenser serving to support the container in an inverted position and comprising: a dispenser housing having an intern

A manually operable dispenser adapted to be threadedly secured to the open mouth of a bulk container and operable to serve predetermined quantities of a material such as sugar, the dispenser serving to support the container in an inverted position and comprising: a dispenser housing having an internally threaded upper portion adapted to engage the mouth portion of a container and having a lower portion defining a dispensing chute and a support base; a divider wall in said housing and cooperating with said support portion of said housing to define a filling chamber; a dispensing aperture in said divider wall to provide communication between said filling chamber and said dispensing chute; transfer means comprising a hollow drum, the interior of which forms a receptacle of predetermined size for receiving a predetermined quantity of material from said filling chamber; means for mounting said hollow drum for axial rotation in said dispensing aperture so that said hollow drum blocks the passage of material from said filling chamber to said dispensing chute, the axis of said drum being parallel to but located above said divider wall so that a limited portion of the circumference of said drum extends downwardly through said divider wall; means for manually and selectively rotating said hollow drum to move said drum in a first direction to carry said receptacle out of said filling chamber, through said dispensing aperture to said dispensing chute whereby a predetermined quantity of material may be deposited in said dispensing chute for delivery out of the container; and biasing means for rotating said transfer means in a second direction to normally maintain said receptacle in communication with said filling chamber.