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Dispensing assemblies for containers

Assignee: FRANK TEA AND SPICE CO
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Filing: 1961-04-07
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Granted: 1964-07-14
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Expires: 1981-04-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John J Frank

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 11:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/20; B65D47/26; B65D47/261; B65D47/265

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A DISPENSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) A DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING AN END CLOSURE WALL WITH AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR; (B) A DISC MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR UNDERSURFACE ADAPTED TO BE JUXTAPOSED TO SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION; AND, (C) MEANS FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID DISC ON SAID END CLOSURE WITH SAID DISC UNDERSURFACE BEING IN CONTINUOUS INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION; (D) SAID MEANS INCLUDING AN APERTURE IN SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION AND A COUPLING PIN INTEGRAL WITH SAID DISC MEMBER AND DEPENDING FROM ITS UNDERSURFACE AND THROUGH SAID APERTURE; (E) SAID COUPLING PIN HAVING AN ENLARGED PORTION AT ITS END WHICH CONTACTS THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION TO MAINTAIN SAID DISC MEMBER IN INTIMATE JUXTAPOSITION THERETO; (F) SAID DISC MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING SPOUT RADIALLY SPACED FROM ITS PERIPHERY AND A UNIFORM BORE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SPOUT AND PROVIDING A COARSE OPENING IN SAID DISC MEMBER; (G) SAID END CLOSURE WALL HAVING A DISPENSING OUTLET THEREIN ADAPTED TO BE ALIGNED BENEATH SAID DISC MEMBER SPOUT TO THEREBY PERMIT ANY CONTENTS OF SAID CONTAINER TO BE DISPENSED; (H) SAID DISC MEMBER ALSO HAVING A FINE OPENING THEREIN FORMED BY A GROUP OF CLOSELY ARRANGED FINE APERTURES SPACED RADIALLY FROM SAID DISC PERIPHERY SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DISTANCE AS SAID SPOUT AND THUS ADAPTED TO BE ROTATED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH SAID DISPENSING OUTLET; (I) SAID DISC MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING HANDLE INTEGRALLY PROJECTING FROM ITS UPPER SURFACE AND DIGITALLY ENGAGEABLE TO ROTATE SAID DISC MEMBER TO FULLY CLOSE SAID DISPENSING OUTLET OR TO BRING SAID COARSE OR FINE OPENING INTO ALIGNMENT THEREWITH TO FACILITATE DISPENSING OF THE CONTENTS OF SAID CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A DISPENSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) A DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING AN END CLOSURE WALL WITH AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR; (B) A DISC MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR UNDERSURFACE ADAPTED TO BE JUXTAPOSED TO SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION; AND, (C) MEANS FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID DISC ON SAID END CLOSURE WITH SAID DISC UNDERSURFACE BEING IN CONTINUOUS INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION; (D) SAID MEANS INCLUDING AN APERTURE IN SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION AND A COUPLING PIN INTEGRAL WITH SAID DISC MEMBER AND DEPENDING FROM ITS UNDERSURFACE AND THROUGH SAID APERTURE; (E) SAID COUPLING PIN HAVING AN ENLARGED PORTION AT ITS END WHICH CONTACTS THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR CLOSURE WALL PORTION TO MAINTAIN SAID DISC MEMBER IN INTIMATE JUXTAPOSITION THERETO; (F) SAID DISC MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING SPOUT RADIALLY SPACED FROM ITS PERIPHERY AND A UNIFORM BORE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SPOUT AND PROVIDING A COARSE OPENING IN SAID DISC MEMBER; (G) SAID END CLOSURE WALL HAVING A DISPENSING OUTLET THEREIN ADAPTED TO BE ALIGNED BENEATH SAID DISC MEMBER SPOUT TO THEREBY PERMIT ANY CONTENTS OF SAID CONTAINER TO BE DISPENSED; (H) SAID DISC MEMBER ALSO HAVING A FINE OPENING THEREIN FORMED BY A GROUP OF CLOSELY ARRANGED FINE APERTURES SPACED RADIALLY FROM SAID DISC PERIPHERY SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DISTANCE AS SAID SPOUT AND THUS ADAPTED TO BE ROTATED INTO ALIGNMENT WITH SAID DISPENSING OUTLET; (I) SAID DISC MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING HANDLE INTEGRALLY PROJECTING FROM ITS UPPER SURFACE AND DIGITALLY ENGAGEABLE TO ROTATE SAID DISC MEMBER TO FULLY CLOSE SAID DISPENSING OUTLET OR TO BRING SAID COARSE OR FINE OPENING INTO ALIGNMENT THEREWITH TO FACILITATE DISPENSING OF THE CONTENTS OF SAID CONTAINER.

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