Seasoning can structure
OwnerOtto Wuinventor
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Abstract
A seasoning can structure includes an open can body to receive therein the seasoning, a cover being releasably secured to the opening of the can body. A seasoning dispensing device is mounted on the cover to dispense the seasoning contained in the can. A seasoning block breaking device is provided, including an elongated rod extending from the bottom of the can into the can body with a number of sideward arms fixed thereon so that by reciprocally moving the rod relative to the can body, the arms hit and thus break the seasoning blocks formed by the seasoning particles bonding together. Biasing device is disposed on the bottom of the can body to help reciprocally moving the breaking device relative to the can body.
Claims7
A seasoning can structure comprising:
- a can body having a closed lower end defining a bottom and an open upper end defining an upper opening so as to form a container for receiving therein seasoning particles;
- a cover having a lower flange releasably engageable with the upper opening of said can body, said cover having an outlet opening formed thereon to allow the seasoning particles to pass therethrough for dispensing;
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- breaking means comprising a base disposed under the bottom of said can body with biasing means disposed therebetween to biasingly support said can body on said base and allow said can body to be movable relative to said base, an elongated rod mounted on said base and extending therefrom to insert into said can body from a hole formed on the bottom thereof, a plurality of breaking arms fixed on said rod along the longitudinal direction and around a circumferential direction thereof and extending sideward to be movable within and relative to the container defined by said can body so that by moving said can body relative to said base and against said biasing means and then releasing said can body to allow said biasing means to return said can body, said breaking arms are allowed to reciprocally moved relative to said can body and seasoning blocks formed by the seasoning particles bonding together within said can body to break the seasoning blocks into small particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.