Meal-service powdered foods dispenser

A powdered foods dispenser comprising a supply container for powdered food product, electrically operated means dispensing a quantity of powdered food product from the container, said electrically operated means being oriented at the bottom of the supply container for a gravity discharge of the food product only into an underlying user receptacle without mixing, and means varying the quantity of product discharged upon actuation of the electrically operated means, said supply container and electrically operated means being disposed in a cabinet with the electrically operated means including a pushbutton exposed to the exterior of the cabinet for enabling operation of the dispenser, at least one additional supply container and electrically operated means disposed in the cabinet to enable dispensing of multiple powdered foods with each electrically operated means including a pushbutton disposed exteriorly of the cabinet, each supply container being in the form of a canister removably mounted in the cabinet, each canister including a bottom discharge area connected to said electrically operated means and a top closure to enable refilling, each supply container including flange means at the upper end thereof, said cabinet including wall means supporting said flange means.

A powdered foods dispenser comprising a supply container for powdered food products, electrically operated means dispensing a quantity of powdered food product from the container, said electrically operated means being oriented at the bottom of the supply container for a gravity discharge of the product into an underlying receptacle, said supply container and electrically operated means being disposed in a cabinet with the electrically operated means including a pushbutton exposed to the exterior of the cabinet for enabling operation of the dispenser, and coin control means for activating the electrically operated means upon deposit of a coin and by-pass switch means associated with the coin control means and the electrically operated means to enable the coin control means to be by-passed for free operation of the dispenser.

A meal service powdered foods dispenser for independently dispensing a selected powdered food product directly into a user receptacle while in a dry state, said dispenser comprising a supply container for each powdered food product, independent electrically operated means communicating with the lower end portion of each supply container and including a depending spout for dispensing a quantity of powdered food product from the container by a gravity discharge of only the selected product while in a dry state directly into an underlying user receptacle positioned in alignment with the depending spout and adjustable timer means varying the operating cycle of each electrically operated means thereby varying the quantity of each product discharged upon each actuation of the electrically operated means said supply containers and electrically operated means being disposed in a cabinet, each depending spout extending downwardly from a portion of the cabinet in a position to enable a user receptacle to be readily positioned thereunder, each electrically operated means including a pushbutton exposed to the exterior of the cabinet generally in alignment with the above the respective spouts for enabling independent operation of each electrically operated means by a user after a user receptacle has been placed under the spout for the selected product.