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A dispenser for products such as dessert toppings includes a reservoir for product to be dispensed, a rotatable drum mounted below the reservoir and including a plurality of compartments to be filled from the reservoir. A knob coupled to the drum moves the compartments from loading to dispensing pos

A dispenser for products such as dessert toppings includes a reservoir for product to be dispensed, a rotatable drum mounted below the reservoir and including a plurality of compartments to be filled from the reservoir. A knob coupled to the drum moves the compartments from loading to dispensing positions, preferably in a single, uni-directional movement. An agitator may be coupled to the drum for insuring complete filling of the compartments and the compartments remain in communication with the reservoir for a portion of each rotation to insure that product completely fills the compartments, even if product bridging may have occurred between uses. A simplified construction allows the dispenser to be readily assembled, disassembled, repaired and cleaned by unskilled workers.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A dispenser for particulate material comprising:a reservoir;a drum rotatable about an axis and located below the reservoir, the drum having a round circumference and a pair of compartments for receiving and holding material, each compartment including an upper entrance an

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A dispenser for particulate material comprising:a reservoir;a drum rotatable about an axis and located below the reservoir, the drum having a round circumference and a pair of compartments for receiving and holding material, each compartment including an upper entrance and a lower exit and the compartments being located adjacent to but spaced apart from one another so that both compartments are on the same side of the drum if the drum was divided vertically by a plane passing through the axis;a closure below the drum for retaining material within the compartments, the closure having a dispensing opening therein to permit dispensing of material through the opening only when the opening is aligned with a compartment;a plate between the reservoir and the drum and including two openings therein, the plate preventing movement of material into the compartments except when a plate opening is aligned with a compartment, the area of each plate opening exceeding the area of the entrance to the compartments; andan operator coupled to the drum and movable between first and second limit positions defined by the ends of a slot to rotate the drum back and forth by a distance equal to the distance required to alternately move the two compartments over the dispensing opening, whereby a complete filling and discharge operation occurs each time the operator is moved between a limit position and the other limit position.