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US 11,026,537 B2Granted
Friction activated ground coffee dosing dispenser
OwnerJohn Patton Wallisinventor
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Abstract
A friction activated ground coffee dispenser comprising a ground coffee reservoir, a dispensing base and a dispenser. The dispenser may be a rotary dispenser or a slide dispenser. The dispenser further comprises a reservoir that may be scaled to dispense ground coffee into a single serve pod, filter, or other grounds holding devices such as an espresso portafilter.
Claims19
A friction activated ground coffee dispenser comprising:
- a ground coffee reservoir having a tapered base and an opening positioned on a bottom end defined therein;
- a dispensing base coupled about the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir, the dispensing base having a receiving opening in direct communication with the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir, a dispensing opening, and a dispenser cavity having a central longitudinal axis;
- a dispenser rotationally coupled about the central longitudinal axis within the dispenser cavity of the dispensing base, the dispenser having agitating members extending from an outer surface of the dispenser partially or directly exposed within the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir, the dispenser further having a dispenser reservoir wherein an opening of the dispenser reservoir is aligned with the receiving opening in a first state to allow ground coffee into the reservoir and the opening of the dispenser reservoir is aligned with the dispensing opening in a second state to allow ground coffee in the reservoir to dispense out of the ground coffee dispenser;
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- the dispenser, when rotated, is configured to create frictional forces on ground coffee within the ground coffee reservoir upon a rotation of the dispenser and contact between the external surface of the dispenser and agitating members and the ground coffee adjacent the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir defined by a transition between the first state and the second state.
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A friction activated ground coffee dispenser comprising:
- a ground coffee reservoir having an opening positioned on a bottom end defined therein;
- a dispensing base coupled about the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir, the dispensing base having a receiving opening in direct communication with the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir, a dispensing opening, and a dispenser cavity;
- a dispenser within the dispenser cavity of the dispensing base, the dispenser having agitating members extending from an external surface partially or directly exposed within the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir, the dispenser further having a dispenser reservoir wherein an opening of the dispenser reservoir is aligned with the receiving opening in a first state to allow ground coffee into the reservoir and the opening of the dispenser reservoir is aligned with the dispensing opening in a second state to allow ground coffee in the reservoir to dispense out of the ground coffee dispenser, the dispenser further comprising at least a partial non-smooth outer surface;
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- the dispenser is configured to create frictional forces on ground coffee within the ground coffee reservoir upon a transition between the first state and second state and contact between the external surface of the dispenser, the agitating members and the ground coffee adjacent the opening on the bottom end of the ground coffee reservoir.
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Method for dispensing ground coffee using a friction activated ground coffee dispenser comprising the steps of:
- filling a ground coffee reservoir with ground coffee wherein the ground coffee reservoir is coupled to a dispensing base having a receiving opening, a dispensing opening, a dispensing cavity, and a dispenser having agitating members extending from a dispenser outer surface and a dispenser reservoir coupled within the dispensing cavity, the dispenser further comprising at least a partial non-smooth outer surface;
- friction activating the ground coffee by agitating the ground coffee with the agitating members of the dispenser while aligning an opening of the dispenser reservoir with the receiving opening of the dispensing base;
- filling the dispenser reservoir with ground coffee;
- aligning an opening of the dispenser reservoir with the dispensing opening of the dispensing base;
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- dispensing the ground coffee out of the dispenser reservoir through the dispensing opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.