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A dispenser for dispensing solid snack foods and the like comprises a closed container defining a chamber adapted to be at least partially filled with a snack food. A measuring cup is mounted on the container for receiving a measured quantity of the snack food. A dispensing tray is pivotally mounted

A dispenser for dispensing solid snack foods and the like comprises a closed container defining a chamber adapted to be at least partially filled with a snack food. A measuring cup is mounted on the container for receiving a measured quantity of the snack food. A dispensing tray is pivotally mounted on the measuring cup to normally close an open bottom thereof and is moveable to an open position for discharging the measured quantity of foodstuff. An elongated screw is mounted in the container, between the chamber and measuring cup, and is adapted to be manually turned to convey the measured quantity of foodstuff into the measuring cup.

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A sanitary foodstuff dispenser for dispensing a measured quantity of solid foodstuff comprising a closed container defining a chamber adapted to be at least partially filled with a preselected quantity of solid foodstuff, said container comprising vertically disposed and flat front, back and side wa

A sanitary foodstuff dispenser for dispensing a measured quantity of solid foodstuff comprising a closed container defining a chamber adapted to be at least partially filled with a preselected quantity of solid foodstuff, said container comprising vertically disposed and flat front, back and side walls, and a single bottom wall including a flat wall portion secured in said container to slope downwardly from an upper end of said back wall towards a lower end of said front wall and terminating at an arcuate wall portion merging with said front wall, a measuring cup means, having an upper end and an open bottom end, mounted on one of the side walls of said container adjacent to said front wall, for receiving said measured quantity of said foodstuff, screw means exposed to the foodstuff in said chamber and extending over and openly communicating with the open upper end of said cup means for selectively filling said cup means with said measured quantity of foodstuff in response to rotation of said screw means, said screw means comprising a shaft having a plurality of flat blades secured in longitudinally spaced and split involute relationship thereon to extend radially therefrom to provide longitudinally spaced surface means on said blades for conveying a wide variety of said solid foodstuff therealong in a clog-free manner, said screw means substantially positioned within and conforming to the arcuate wall portion of said bottom wall and extending vertically above a juncture of the flat and arcuate wall portions of said bottom wall to freely receive foodstuff deposited on said screw means under the influence of gravity from the flat wall portion of said bottom wall,and dispensing means, movably mounted on said cup means, for dispensing said measured quantity of foodstuff from said cup means.