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US 10,610,035 B2Granted
Spreading device
OwnerAndrew McIver, Irwin Eydelnant +2inventors
InventorsAndrew McIver, Irwin Eydelnant, Brandon Geller, Chao-Kai Jen
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Abstract
A spreading device comprises a container comprising a dispensing end and an exterior surface, and at least one gripping or handling surface extending from the container for gripping or handling the spreading device, squeezing or applying pressure against the exterior surface of the flexible container, and causing the dispensing of a spreadable substance out of the dispensing end of the container.
Claims21
A spreading device comprising:
- a container for containing a spreadable substance, the container comprising a dispensing end at a bottom surface thereof through which the spreadable substance is dispensed;
- and
- a first gripping or handling surface and a second gripping or handling surface extending from the container in opposite directions and configured to be bent, flexed, pivoted, or folded between:
- a storage position, wherein at least one gripping or handling surface of the first and second gripping or handling surfaces at least partially covers the dispensing end of the container;
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- a spreading position, wherein at least a portion of the at least one gripping or handling surface contacts at least a portion of a top surface of the container opposite the dispensing end.
3 more elements
A spreading device comprising:
- a container for containing a spreadable substance, the container comprising a dispensing end at a bottom surface thereof through which the spreadable substance is dispensed;
- a removable layer substantially covering the dispensing end of the container;
- and
- at least one gripping or handling surface extending from the container and configured to be bent, flexed, pivoted, or folded between:
- a storage position, wherein the at least one gripping or handling surface at least partially covers the dispensing end of the container;
- and
- a spreading position, wherein at least a portion of the at least one gripping or handling surface contacts at least a portion of a top surface of the container opposite the dispensing end.
4 more elements
A spreading device comprising:
- a container for containing a spreadable substance, the container comprising a dispensing end at a bottom surface thereof through which the spreadable substance is dispensed;
- and
- at least one gripping or handling surface extending from the container and configured to be bent, flexed, pivoted, or folded between:
- a storage position, wherein the at least one gripping or handling surface at least partially covers the dispensing end of the container;
- and
- a spreading position, wherein at least a portion of the at least one gripping or handling surface contacts at least a portion of a top surface of the container opposite the dispensing end,
- wherein the container is formed of a flexible, compressible, or bendable material, and when in the spreading position the at least one gripping or handling surface applies pressure against the container to cause the spreadable substance to dispense out of the dispensing end of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.