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A no-mess dispensing/measuring system is disclosed. The system includes a canister equipped with a rotor unit in its lower portion. The rotor unit includes paddles which may be rotated through the canister to propel bulk dry products stored in the canister out of an outlet and into a variable volume

A no-mess dispensing/measuring system is disclosed. The system includes a canister equipped with a rotor unit in its lower portion. The rotor unit includes paddles which may be rotated through the canister to propel bulk dry products stored in the canister out of an outlet and into a variable volume measuring receptacle.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A system for storing and dispensing a bulk dry product comprising:(a) a body portion comprising:(i) a base;(ii) at least one support member attached to the body portion;(iii) a canister for storing bulk dry product, having a bottom portion, a top portion and sidewalls connecting sai

[ I claim:] [1.] A system for storing and dispensing a bulk dry product comprising:(a) a body portion comprising:(i) a base;(ii) at least one support member attached to the body portion;(iii) a canister for storing bulk dry product, having a bottom portion, a top portion and sidewalls connecting said top portion and said bottom portion, said top portion defining an opening, said canister integral with and positioned above the base, said base and said at least one support member defining a dry product receiving area beneath the canister; and,(iv) an outlet positioned in the bottom portion of said canister in communication with said dry product receiving area such that dry product may exit said canister through said outlet into said dry product receiving area;(b) a rotor unit for dispensing dry product through said outlet into said dry product receiving area, said rotor unit positioned in the bottom portion of said canister, said rotor unit comprising:(i) a shaft rotatably mounted in the bottom portion of said canister above said outlet; and,(ii) a plurality of paddles extending radially from said shaft, each paddle angularly separated from an adjacent paddle, wherein two of said paddles are connected by a sealing section at a point distal from the shaft, said sealing section operating to seal said outlet, each said paddle sized to extend into said dry product receiving area and into said canister above the outlet;(c) an operational control mounted to one end of said shaft on the exterior of said canister and operative to rotate said shaft; and(d) at least one measuring receptacle sized to fit within said dry product receiving area and to contain a definite volume of dry product, said at least one measuring receptacle having an opening sized larger than said outlet;wherein said measuring receptacle when placed within said dry product receiving area receives dry product propelled out of said canister by rotation of said shaft and at least one of said paddles operates to level said dry product in said measuring receptacle placed within said dry product receiving area.