Powder food dispenser
AssigneeKristine A. LOWTHER
InventorKristine A. LOWTHER
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Abstract
The present invention is a powder dispenser for dispensing predetermined amounts of a powder product. The powder dispenser includes a housing and a dispensing tube. The dispensing tube removes a predetermined amount of the powder product from the housing to be dispensed into a container. The dispensing tube includes recesses having a predetermined volume to control the amount of powder product dispensed. The housing includes a lower cavity for storing containers that receive the dispensed powder product.
Claims15
A powder dispenser for dispensing a predetermined volume of a powder product, comprising:
- a housing having an upper cavity and a lower cavity;
- a hopper at least partially defining a bottom surface of the upper cavity;
- an opening in the hopper;
- a tube housing comprising an top opening in fluid communication with the opening of the hopper and a bottom opening;
- a dispensing tube disposed within the tube housing, the dispensing tube comprising a plurality of recesses having a predetermined volume;
- wherein the dispensing tube and tube housing are configured to dispense a predetermined volume of a powder product from the when the dispensing tube is withdrawn from the tube housing a predetermined distance.
A method of dispensing a predetermined volume of a powder product, comprising:
- providing a powder dispenser comprising
- a housing having an upper cavity and a lower cavity;
- a hopper at least partially defining a bottom surface of the upper cavity;
- an opening in the hopper;
- a tube housing comprising an top opening in fluid communication with the opening of the hopper and a bottom opening;
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- a dispensing tube disposed within the tube housing, the dispensing tube comprising a plurality of recesses having a predetermined volume and a stop feature;
- withdrawing the dispensing tube from the tube housing a first predetermined distance to dispense a first predetermined volume of a powder product from the powder dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.