Distributable container and system and method using distributable container
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1. A system for dispensing a solid product, the system comprising:
- a distributable container having an opening and containing said solid product;
wherein said distributable container comprises;
a mechanical interlock;
a cap adapted to fit over and secure said opening of said distributable container when said mechanical interlock is not mated to a dispenser, said cap having a central axis and having an opening therein positioned off-center from said central axis; and
a disc rotatably positioned about said central axis of said cap and having at least one opening therein positioned off-center from said central axis;
said dispenser fixed at a dispensing location adapted to receive said mechanical interlock of said container;
a power source operatively coupled to said dispenser and adapted to rotate said disc relative to said cap when said dispenser is mated to said mechanical interlock thereby aligning said opening on said cap and said opening on said disc to allow for dispensing of said solid product from said distributable container to said dispenser.
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Abstract
A container, method and system for dispensing a solid product held in a distributable container having an opening. A mechanical interlock secures the opening of the container preventing contact with the solid product by a user. A dispenser, fixed at a dispensing location, is adapted to receive the mechanical interlock of the container. A power source is operatively coupled to the dispenser and adapted to power the mechanical interlock allowing dispensing of the solid product from the container.
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1. A system for dispensing a solid product, the system comprising:
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a distributable container having an opening and containing said solid product;
wherein said distributable container comprises;a mechanical interlock; a cap adapted to fit over and secure said opening of said distributable container when said mechanical interlock is not mated to a dispenser, said cap having a central axis and having an opening therein positioned off-center from said central axis; and a disc rotatably positioned about said central axis of said cap and having at least one opening therein positioned off-center from said central axis; said dispenser fixed at a dispensing location adapted to receive said mechanical interlock of said container; a power source operatively coupled to said dispenser and adapted to rotate said disc relative to said cap when said dispenser is mated to said mechanical interlock thereby aligning said opening on said cap and said opening on said disc to allow for dispensing of said solid product from said distributable container to said dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A distributable container comprising:
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a receptacle having an opening and containing a dispensable product; a mechanical interlock adapted to mate with a dispenser; a cap adapted to fit over and secure said opening of said distributable container, said cap operable to prevent contact with said dispensable product by a user when said mechanical interlock is not mated to said dispenser and operable to provide a passageway through which said dispensable product is provided to said dispenser when said mechanical interlock is mated to said dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of dispensing a dispensable product to a dispenser fixed at a dispensing location, wherein said method comprises:
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providing a distributable container containing said dispensable product and having an opening, a mechanical interlock operable to mate with said dispenser, a cap covering said opening of said distributable container when said mechanical interlock is not mated to said dispenser and having a central axis and an opening therein positioned off-center from said central axis, and a disc rotatably positioned about said central axis of said cap and having at least one opening therein positioned off-center from said central axis; mating said mechanical interlock of said container with said dispenser; and generating rotation by said disc relative to said cap thereby aligning said opening on said cap with said opening on said disc, wherein said alignment causes said dispensable product to be dispensed from said distributable container to said dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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