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Condiment dispenser having plural chambers with axially rotary common selector

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-11
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Granted: 1967-08-15
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Expires: 1985-08-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Henry D Shannon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:01
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/20; B65D47/26; B65D47/261; B65D47/263

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 154 words
A CONDIMENT DISPENSER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS, EACH OPEN AT ONE END AND HAVING AN INNER WALL ABUTTING AN INNER WALL OF ANOTHER CONTAINER, A CONNECTOR MEMBER HAVING A PART ENCIRCLING AND RELEASABLY INTERLOCKED WITH THE OPEN ENDS OF ABUTTING CONTAINERS OF A GROUP AND SPACED FLANGES PROJECTING BELOW THE LEVEL OF SAID INTERLOCKING PART AND RECEIVING AND HOLDING IN ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN THE INNER ABUTTING WALLS OF SAID CONTAINERS, SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER HAVING A CROWNED PART WITH A PLURALITY OF DISCHARGE PASSAGES, EACH OF WHICH COMMUNICATES ONLY WITH ONE OF THE CONTAINERS CONNECTED THEREBY, AND A COVER UNIT HAVING AN APERTURE AND SHIFTABLY CARRIED BY SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER TO SPAN AND CLOSE THE DISCHARGE PASSAGES OF SAID CONNECTOR IN ONE OPERATIVE POSITION AND SHIFTABLE TO EFFECT SELECTED EXTENTS OF REGISTRY OF AN APERTURE THEREOF AND A SELECTED DISCHARGE PASSAGE OF SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER, SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER CONSTITUTING THE SOLE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CONTAINERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 154 words
A CONDIMENT DISPENSER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS, EACH OPEN AT ONE END AND HAVING AN INNER WALL ABUTTING AN INNER WALL OF ANOTHER CONTAINER, A CONNECTOR MEMBER HAVING A PART ENCIRCLING AND RELEASABLY INTERLOCKED WITH THE OPEN ENDS OF ABUTTING CONTAINERS OF A GROUP AND SPACED FLANGES PROJECTING BELOW THE LEVEL OF SAID INTERLOCKING PART AND RECEIVING AND HOLDING IN ENGAGEMENT THEREBETWEEN THE INNER ABUTTING WALLS OF SAID CONTAINERS, SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER HAVING A CROWNED PART WITH A PLURALITY OF DISCHARGE PASSAGES, EACH OF WHICH COMMUNICATES ONLY WITH ONE OF THE CONTAINERS CONNECTED THEREBY, AND A COVER UNIT HAVING AN APERTURE AND SHIFTABLY CARRIED BY SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER TO SPAN AND CLOSE THE DISCHARGE PASSAGES OF SAID CONNECTOR IN ONE OPERATIVE POSITION AND SHIFTABLE TO EFFECT SELECTED EXTENTS OF REGISTRY OF AN APERTURE THEREOF AND A SELECTED DISCHARGE PASSAGE OF SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER, SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER CONSTITUTING THE SOLE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CONTAINERS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-14 1971-02-13 1971-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-14 1975-02-13 1975-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-14 1979-02-13 1979-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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