Dispensing – With discharge assistant – With discharge volume varying means
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-08
2011-02-08
Shaver, Kevin P (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
With discharge assistant
With discharge volume varying means
C222S149000, C222S156000, C222S235000, C222S288000, C222S361000, C222S342000, C366S309000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07882987
ABSTRACT:
A kitchen dispenser for storing and dispensing dry goods is provided. The dispenser includes a canister having a front portion, a back portion and a lid repeatably and releasably coupled together. An open space is defined between the front portion, rear portion and lid. The dispenser includes an aperture in a bottom side of the front portion and a movable dispensing mechanism coupled to the bottom portion of the canister. The dispensing mechanism includes a variable measurement device corresponding to the aperture in the bottom side of the front portion, the dispensing mechanism moveable between a dispensing position and a filling position. The kitchen dispenser further includes a scraper plate coupled to the bottom side of the front portion, the scraper plate in contact with a top side of the dispensing mechanism during movement between filling and dispensing positions.
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Bainbridge Andrew
Schmeiser Olsen & Watts LLP
Shaver Kevin P
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