Rotary measuring chamber with size adjustment
OwnerLillian Hetland, Peter R. Schneeweissinventors
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Abstract
A measuring-and-dispensing apparatus adapted to be removably secured to a jaw having powdered or granulated material disposed therein, whereby the material can be dispensed in a predetermined, measured quantity, the materials generally being, for example, instant coffee, tea, sugar, etc., the cap comprising a housing having a rotor arranged therein, including an adjustable measuring compartment to receive the materials therein, the rotor being rotatably mounted in the cap housing and said rotor having a selector device and an operating handle attached thereto, whereby the compartment can be moved from a filling position to a dispensing position.
Claims6
A measuring-and-dispensing apparatus to be employed with jar containers to dispense various granulated and powdered materials, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- a cap-mounting body arranged to be removably secured to said jar container,
- a housing on said cap and having a throat disposed therein wherein said throat includes an inlet opening and a discharge outlet opening,
- said inlet opening being formed with downwardly inclined walls whereby a smooth flow of material will enter said compartment,
- rotor valve means disposed within said housing,
- said rotor valve means comprising a rotor body rotatably mounted within said throat, said body having an enlarged bore disposed therethrough,
- a slidable piston adjustably positioned within said bore of said rotor body to define therewith an adjustable volumetric compartment,
- said piston carrying volumetric adjustment means including a longitudinal slot, a rack formed in said slot, a pinion gear rotatable within said slot, a shaft on which said pinion gear is mounted having a free end and a knob on the opposite end to adjust and set a predetermined volume of said compartment, and
- stop means to control the rotational movement of said rotor valve means.
A measuring-and-dispensing apparatus to be employed with jar containers to dispense various granulated and powdered materials, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- a cap-mounting body arranged to be removably secured to said jar container,
- a housing on said cap and having a throat disposed therein wherein said throat includes an inlet opening and a discharge outlet opening,
- rotor valve means disposed within said housing and having an adjustable volumetric compartment,
- said inlet opening being formed with downwardly inclined walls whereby a smooth flow of material will enter said compartment,
- said rotor valve means comprising frist and second segments defining said adjustable volumetric compartment therebetween, a bushing member affixed to the first segment wherein the second segment is rotatable relative to said first segment, a rotatable shaft mounted in said housing and fixed to said bushing whereby said segments rotate with said shaft, said shaft having a head member for manual rotation thereof, and
- stop means to control the rotational movement of said rotor valve means.
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