Comestible dispensing package
AssigneeKraft Foods Global Brands LLC
InventorsRichard J. Kaiser, Francis G. Schiro, Allen Aldridge
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Abstract
A package for product pieces includes a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapter to hold a plurality of product pieces. The housing has a dispensing opening in communication with the interior. A resilient member is disposed in the housing interior and is adapted to urge the product pieces toward the dispensing opening. The housing has an aperture formed in one of the plurality of walls disposed adjacent the dispensing opening to permit the product piece to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening.
Claims21
1-35. (canceled)
A package for dispensing product pieces comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapted to hold a plurality of product pieces, the housing having a dispensing opening in communication with the interior;
- a resilient member disposed in the housing interior;
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- the plurality of walls including a resilient member support wall upon which the resilient member rests, an end wall disposed spaced from and opposite the resilient member support wall, and an access wall extending between the resilient member support wall and the end wall, the access wall including an access aperture disposed adjacent the dispensing opening, the access aperture permitting the product pieces to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening, wherein the resilient member imparts a biasing force which acts to urge the product pieces toward the end wall and the dispensing opening.
A package assembly comprising:
- a plurality of product pieces;
- a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior containing the plurality of product pieces, the housing having a dispensing opening in communication with the housing interior;
- a resilient member disposed in the housing interior;
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- the plurality of walls including a resilient member support wall upon which the resilient member rests, an end wall disposed opposite the resilient member support wall, and an access wall extending between the resilient member support wall and the end wall, the access wall including an access aperture disposed adjacent the dispensing opening, the access aperture permitting the product pieces to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening, wherein the resilient member imparts a biasing force which acts to urge the plurality of product pieces toward the end wall and the dispensing opening.
A method of dispensing a plurality of comestible product pieces comprising:
- obtaining a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapter to hold the plurality of product pieces, the housing having a dispensing opening in communication with the interior;
- a resilient member disposed in the housing interior;
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- the plurality of walls including a resilient member support wall upon which the resilient member rests, an end wall disposed opposite the resilient member support wall, and an access wall extending between the resilient member support wall and the end wall, the access wall including an access aperture disposed adjacent the dispensing opening, the access aperture permitting the product pieces to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening, wherein the resilient member imparts a biasing force which acts to urge the plurality of product pieces toward the end wall and the dispensing opening;
- engaging one of the product pieces through the access aperture;
- moving the product piece through the dispensing opening;
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- removing the product piece from the package housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.