Container and method for measuring and mixing micro and macro amounts
First Claim
1. A receptacle having a main compartment provided with an open top approximately as great in area as the maximum cross sectional area of said compartment and having a supplemental measuring depression of predetermined capacity formed in the bottom of said compartment.
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Abstract
A container or receptacle capable of measuring a small, “micro” amount, for example, 2 ounces of fertilizer, and then also capable of measuring a larger, “macro” amount, for example, 1 gallon of water, without the need for a secondary measuring device such as a measuring cup. This is accomplished through the use of a supplemental measurement depression formed in the bottom of the receptacle. The supplemental measurement depression is used for measuring the micro amount and the more familiar measurement graduations on the sidewall of the container are used for measuring the macro amount. Four embodiments are presented detailing various configurations of the invention.
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- 1. A receptacle having a main compartment provided with an open top approximately as great in area as the maximum cross sectional area of said compartment and having a supplemental measuring depression of predetermined capacity formed in the bottom of said compartment.
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5. A method for measuring or mixing a first material and a second material in order to form a solution in a single container, the volume of the said first material being substantially smaller than the volume of said second material, comprising the steps of:
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a. dispensing the said first material until the desired measurement is attained, and b. dispensing the said second material into said container, and c. allowing the said first material and said second material to commingle and form a said solution, and d. continuing the said dispensing of the said second material until the said solution reaches the desired measurement of the said second material, whereby no separate measuring device is used, and the said desired measurement of the said second material is in actuality the said measurement of the said solution, therefore resulting in approximate proportions.
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- 6. A receptacle having a main compartment provided with an open top approximately as great in area as the maximum cross sectional area of said main compartment and having at least one micro measurement graduation, said micro measurement graduation'"'"'s position being determined by any given plane that intersects both the side and bottom walls of said receptacle such that the volume within the said given plane and said side and bottom walls equals a predetermined capacity.
- 10. A device intended to be installed in a receptacle, said receptacle having a main compartment provided with an open top approximately as great in area as the maximum cross sectional area of said compartment, said device providing a means to make micro measurements.
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