Adjustable metered dispenser

• US 4,961,521 A
• Filed: 11/21/1989
• Issued: 10/09/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald E. Eckman
• Original Assignee: Ronald E. Eckman
• Inventors: Eckman, Ronald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Application Number:
  US07/439,623
• Time in Patent Office: 322 Days
• Field of Search: 222/158, 222/144, 222/162, 222/434, 222/438, 222/439, 222/450, 222/454, 222/456, 222/543, 222/545, 222/556, 222/565, 222/142.5
• US Class Current: 222/142.5
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/24 Shakers for salt, pepper, sugar, or the like closures comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge B65D47/20
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/265 between planar parts B65D47/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 11/42 with supply or discharge valves of the rotary or oscillatory type

Abstract

An adjustable metering dispenser apparatus having a container for holding free-flowing materials. The top of the container has at least one opening therein and a cap is provided for opening or closing the top. The cap is rotatable for allowing it to be moved between the open and closed position. A metering chamber is slidably disposed on the exterior of the container and is adjustable by telescoping it with respect to the container for adjusting the size of a chamber therein by such sliding motion. A closure is provided on one end of the metering chamber for selectively opening or closing it so that once the material has been measured in the metering chamber, it can be freely dispensed in a normal way.

Claims

1. An adjustable metering dispenser apparatus consisting of:

cylindrical container means for holding free flowing materials, said cylindrical container means having an open end, a bottom and continuous sidewalls sealingly connected to said bottom;

a top operatively connected to said sidewalls and overlying said open end;

at least one opening disposed in said top;

cylindrical cap means for selectively opening or closing said opening in said top;

means for rotatably attaching said cap means to said container means;

a cylindrical metering chamber means slidable disposed on the exterior of said sidewalls for adjusting the size of the chamber therein by sliding said metering chamber means with respect to said container means;

closure means on one end of said metering chamber means for selectively opening or closing said metering chamber means;

metering cap means attached to said one end of said metering chamber means and disposed between said one end and said closure means for closing a portion of said one end of said metering chamber and permitting flow through another portion thereof;

said metering cap means having a first enlarged cylindrical cap having a plurality of holes therethrough pivotally attached to said one end of said metering chamber means, wherein the diameter of the said first enlarged cap is equal to the diameter of the said metering chamber for movement between a first position covering said one end and a second position opening said one end; and

said closure means having a second enlarged cylindrical cap pivotally attached to and having same diameter as said first cap, said second cap having a first position in juxtaposition to said first and a second position at least 90 degrees from said first position thereof, said second cap having a continuous position thereof for closing off said holes when said second cap is in the first position thereof.