Dispensing – With cutter and/or punch – To form dispensing opening in container
Patent
1985-08-06
1987-04-14
Rolla, Joseph J.
Dispensing
With cutter and/or punch
To form dispensing opening in container
222107, 222213, 222556, 206634, B67B 724
Patent
active
046571590
ABSTRACT:
A container is provided which has a meniscus shape. A convex part is received in the pale of a user's hand, and a lid is forced into a concave region to dispense material stored in the concave region. An opening which is easily opened and closed for dispensing material is made by using a dispensing aperture and a projection. When the projection is forced into the aperture, the container is closed, and when the projection is removed, the aperture is opened to allow material to be dispensed. Manipulation of the projection is simplified by the use of a lever easily engaged by a user's thumb. Dispensing is accomplished by holding the device in a user's palm so that the convex part lies across the palm and the fingers engage the lid. Normal action of the user's fingers causes the lid to be squeezed inwardly from the bottom to the top to efficiently expel the stored material. The container may be manufactured as a single unit in an unfolded condition, and it is then only necessary to place material in the concave region and to fold the lid over the concave region to complete assembly.
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Huppert Michael S.
Rolla Joseph J.
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