Dispensing – Supply containers with traps – With tiltable container trap only
Patent
1997-07-01
1999-07-06
Shaver, Kevin P.
Dispensing
Supply containers with traps
With tiltable container trap only
222450, G01F 1112, G01F 1126
Patent
active
059187816
ABSTRACT:
The invented apparatus contains and dispenses limited quantities of a substance. In a first embodiment, the apparatus includes a container with storage and dispenser portions, a partition, and a member. The partition is positioned in the container and tethered to the container's inside wall by the member. If the apparatus is tipped from its normal upright position with its cover in place, the partition moves away from the top of the container's storage portion to allow the substance to move from the storage portion to the dispenser portion. If the apparatus is returned to its upright position, the partition returns to a position covering the storage portion that blocks the substance in the dispenser portion from returning to the storage portion. The cover can be removed from the container to allow use of the substance contained in the dispenser portion. In a second embodiment, the apparatus includes a container, a partition and a flap. The partition is fixed to the inside surface of the container, and defines an opening. The flap is attached to the partition, and covers the opening if the apparatus is in its normal upright position. If the apparatus is tipped sufficiently from its upright position, the flap moves to uncover the partition's opening and allows the substance to move from the storage portion to the dispenser portion. If the apparatus is returned to its upright position, the flap closes the partition's opening and prevents the substance in the dispenser portion from returning to the storage portion.
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AS-Tech Engineering Company
Shaver Kevin P.
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