Turntable storage device

A method of storing and dispensing comminuted material from a selected one of a plurality of storage containers, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a turntable with a rotatable support structure and a plurality of storage containers on said support structure, each of said containers having a dispensing device selectively operable to dispense comminuted material from said container in increments each comprising a pre-determined quantity of said material,
• (b) selecting a desired one of said containers and removing it from said rotatable support structure;
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• (c) operating the dispensing device for the selected container to dispense at least one of said increments comprising a pre-determined quantity of said material from the selected container;
• wherein the dispensing device comprises at least one receptacle within the container, said receptacle having a pre-determined capacity, said container having a dispensing outlet opening, and the operating step includes emptying the material of said receptacle out through said opening.

A method of storing and dispensing comminuted material from a selected one of a plurality of storage containers, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a turntable with a rotatable support structure and a plurality of storage containers on said support structure, each of said containers having a dispensing device selectively operable to dispense comminuted material from said container in increments each comprising a pre-determined quantity of said material,
• (b) selecting a desired one of said containers and removing it from said rotatable support structure;
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• (c) operating the dispensing device for the selected container to dispense at least one of said increments comprising a pre-determined quantity of said material from the selected container;
• wherein said turntable has a securing structure including a projection for engagement with a receptacle on a like turntable for selectively securing it to another like turntable to allow the two turntables to be stacked one atop another, and including the step of stacking two of said turntables one atop the other and operating said securing structure and engaging said projection with said receptacle to secure said turntables to one another.

A method of storing and dispensing comminuted material from a selected one of a plurality of storage containers, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a turntable with a rotatable support structure and a plurality of storage containers on said support structure, each of said containers having a dispensing device selectively operable to dispense comminuted material from said container in increments each comprising a pre-determined quantity of said material,
• (b) selecting a desired one of said containers and removing it from said rotatable support structure;
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• (c) operating the dispensing device for the selected container to dispense at least one of said increments comprising a pre-determined quantity of said material from the selected container, in which said turntable has a securing structure for selectively securing it to another like turntable to allow the two turntables to be stacked one atop another, and including the step of stacking two of said turntables one atop the other and operating said securing structure to secure said turntables to one another, in which each of said turntables has a vertical support structure extending upwardly from its base, and supporting said turntables by selecting between resting the base of the lower one of said turntables upon a flat stationary surface and suspending the turntables by means of said vertical support structure of the upper one of said turntables by means of said vertical support structure of the upper one of said turntables to hang downwardly from a second stationary surface.

A turntable storage device comprising:

• a plurality of containers, and a turntable comprising a base and a support structure rotatably mounted on said base, said containers resting on said support structure with each of said containers being freely removable from said turntable by hand at any of a plurality of selected locations on said turntable, in which each of said containers has a bottom upon which it rests when positioned on said support structure, a barrier on said support structure for engaging said bottom of each of said containers to limit movement of said bottom of each of said containers on said support structure, wherein one of said turntable and said containers has a plurality of radially-extending non-hooked projections located adjacent said container bottoms and the other has a plurality of receptacles for receiving said projections, said containers being held in place on said turntable by engaging said projections with said receptacles, each of said containers including a radially innermost end and a radially outermost end, and having a width substantially greater at said outermost end than at said innermost end, said projections and said receptacles being located at said radially innermost ends of said containers when said containers are mounted on said turntable, wherein each of said containers has a side wall with a bottom edge and one of said projections extends radially inwardly from adjacent said bottom edge, said turntable having a central post extending upwardly from and forming a junction with said base, said receptacles being spaced circumferentially around said post.

A turntable storage device comprising:

• a plurality of containers, and a turntable comprising a base and a support structure rotatably mounted on said base, said containers resting on said support structure with each of said containers being freely removable from said turntable by hand at any of a plurality of selected locations on said turntable, in which each of said containers has a bottom upon which it rests when positioned on said support structure, a barrier on said support structure for engaging said bottom of each of said containers to limit movement of said bottom of each of said containers on said support structure, wherein one of said turntable and said containers has a plurality of radially-extending non-hooked projections located adjacent said container bottoms and the other has a plurality of receptacles for receiving said projections, said containers being held in place on said turntable by engaging said projections with said receptacles, each of said containers including a radially innermost end and a radially outermost end, and having a width substantially greater at said outermost end than at said innermost end, said projections and said receptacles being located at said radially innermost ends of said containers when said containers are mounted on said turntable, wherein each of said containers has side walls with bottom edges and a bottom wall recessed from said bottom edges to form a recess, said barrier including a plurality of vertical projections, each being shaped and dimensioned to fit into said recess in the bottom of one of said containers with a friction fit to hold said container in position on said turntable.