# US 2008/0185403 A1 · Dispensing container for flowable product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0185403 A1 - Document ID: US20080185403A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/945,918 - Filed: 2007-11-27 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2005-05-27 - Inventors: Hermann Goetz; Bruno Ackermann; Dieter Folland - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080185403A1 ## CPC - B65D 83/06: for dispensing powdered or granular material - A47G 19/34: dispensing a certain quantity of powdered or granulated foodstuffs, e.g. sugar - G01F 11/261: {for fluent solid material} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME ## Abstract A dispensing container for flowable product in a basic polyhedronorm having at least an edge, or as a three-part can including a container sidewall, a container bottom and a container cover. The container includes, in its interior, a discharging device for dispensing portions of product. The dispensing container can be sealingly closed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A dispensing container for a flowable product made up as a selling package, comprising: container sidewalls, a container bottom connected to said sidewalls, a container cover and discharging means for dispensing portions of the product, the discharging means forming a shaft that extends from a dispensing opening to said container bottom and includes a metering opening at the container bottom arranged at a rim of the container bottom, such that, when the dispensing container is held obliquely, a portion of the product is fed into the metering opening, and when tipping the dispensing container, this portion is discharged through the shaft and the dispensing opening, wherein said container sidewalls provide a basic shape of a quadrilateral polyhedron having one edge formed by a pair of said sidewalls that form sliding surfaces for the product to said edge, wherein the discharging means is arranged in the angular region of this edge, and wherein the dispensing container includes means for sealingly closing the container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dispensing container of claim 1 wherein said pair of sidewalls include guiding wall portions in the angular region of said edge, said guiding wall portions holding a shaft wall inserted for forming said discharging shaft. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The dispensing container of claim 2 wherein said shaft wall has hook-shaped ends for gripping behind said guiding wall portions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The dispensing container of claim 2 wherein said guiding wall portions are shaped to guide a slider forming said shaft wall and keeping a distance to said container bottom to form a metering opening with an adjustable size. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The dispensing container of claim 4 wherein the slider is a rotational slider and includes a collar with a pointer for determining and showing said size of said metering opening. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The dispensing container of claim 4 wherein the slider comprises a tab arranged for being operated by a finger of a hand for adjusting said slider. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The dispensing container of claim 6 wherein said tab extends through a slot in said shaft wall and comprises a mushroom head within said shaft. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The dispensing container of claim 1 wherein said dispensing opening is arranged in said container cover and is closed by a breakable sheet or foil. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The dispensing container of claim 1 wherein said dispensing opening is provided with a sealing closure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The dispensing container of claim 9 wherein said closure comprises a hinged cover and a seal encircling said dispensing opening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The dispensing container of claim 10 wherein said hinged cover is fastened to said container cover by means of a living hinge. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The dispensing container of claim 10 wherein said hinged cover comprises a latchable rim. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The dispensing container of claim 1 wherein said edge between said pair of sidewalls is a rounded edge. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The dispensing container of claim 1 wherein said basic shape of a polyhedron is tapering and comprises a larger basis area and a smaller basis area, said smaller basis area forming said container bottom and said larger basis area forming an opening that is covered by said container cover. ### Claim 15 A container basic body comprising: container sidewalls and a container bottom that are injection-molded integrally in one piece, thus forming a container bottom surface and a container opening that can be closed by a container cover, said container sidewalls comprising guiding wall portions extending from near said container bottom to said container opening and being provided with undercut portions for holding an insertable discharging device, said container opening having a larger area than said container bottom area and said container sidewall tapering to said container bottom for making said container basic body fit for stacking with other basic bodies. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The container basic body of claim 15 wherein said container sidewalls include a pair of sidewalls forming an edge, said guiding wall portions extending in the angular region of said edge from said container opening to near said container bottom and being resiliently constructed. ### Claim 17 A dispensing container in the form of a can for flowable product comprising: a container sidewall, a circular container bottom connected to said sidewall, a circular container cover and discharging means for dispensing portions of the product, wherein said discharging means form a shaft that extends from a dispensing opening to said container bottom and includes a metering opening at said container bottom arranged at a rim of the container bottom such that, when the dispensing container is held obliquely, a portion of the product is fed into the metering opening, and when tipping the dispensing container, this portion is discharged through said shaft and said dispensing opening, wherein said container sidewall comprises coated sheet material, paste board or multilayer material and is formed to a round cylindrical body having a first and a second peripheral rims, wherein said container bottom comprises coated sheet material or paste board and is attached at said first rim of said container sidewall, wherein said container cover comprises a breakable aluminum foil or sheet that is attached at said second rim of said container sidewall, and a further plastic cover member that can be stuck onto said second rim of said body, and wherein said discharging means is a separate member fixed onto said aluminum foil or sheet. ### Claim 18 A dispensing container for a flowable product made up as a box, comprising: a blank of flat or sheet material that includes wall sections for forming container sidewalls, a container bottom and a container cover, a discharging device that forms a shaft between a dispensing opening near said container cover and a metering opening near said container bottom, wherein a pair of wall sections of the container sidewalls that are connected with a folding line, are bridged by a flat material stripe having longitudinal rims that are fixed onto said pair of wall sections, and wherein said shaft is formed by folding up of said flat material stripe when folding the box about said folding line. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The dispensing container of claim 18 wherein said flat or sheet material contains a seal foil enabling fastening of said rims of said flat material stripe at said container sidewalls in a hot melt process. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The dispensing container of claim 18 wherein said flat or sheet material is impermeable to gas. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The dispensing container of claim 18 wherein said flat material is coated paste board. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The dispensing container of claim 21 wherein the coating of the paste board includes aluminum foil. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The dispensing container of claim 21 wherein the coating of the paste board includes plastic layers. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The dispensing container of claim 18 wherein said wall sections of said flat material blank cut edges comprise sealed by hot melt material. ### Claim 25 A dispensing container for a flowable product comprising: means forming a container sidewall, a container bottom, a container cover and discharging means for dispensing portions of the product, wherein said discharging means forms a shaft that extends from a dispensing opening to said container bottom and includes a metering opening at said container bottom arranged at a rim of said container bottom such that, when the dispensing container is held obliquely, a portion of the product is fed into said metering opening, and when tipping the dispensing container, this portion is discharged through said shaft and said dispensing opening, wherein said container sidewall, said container bottom, said container cover and said discharging means comprise one of coated sheet material, paste board, multilayer material or plastics, wherein said container sidewall is formed to a cylindrical body having a first and a second peripheral rims, said container bottom being attached at said first rim of said container sidewall, wherein a breakable cover sheet is attached to said second rim of said a container sidewall, wherein said shaft of said discharging means is fixed to said breakable cover sheet encircling said dispensing opening, and wherein said container cover is formed to grip said second rim of said cylindrical body. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The dispensing container of claim 25, wherein said breakable cover sheet comprises a aluminum foil and wherein said container cover comprises plastics. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The dispensing container of claim 25, wherein a dispensing opening shutter is provided in the region of the dispensing opening arranged between said cover sheet and said container cover and including a hinged cover and a seal.