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US 6,308,860 B2Granted
Apparatus for dispensing tablets and food products
OwnerJeffrey C. Eagleinventor
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Abstract
A dispensing device for a container comprises a housing having an open top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing is attached or permanently affixed to a container opening. An adjustable opening is disposed at the bottom of the housing may be adjusted to permit one of the contents of the container to pass from the housing.
Claims8
A dispensing device for use with a container for storing a plurality of items, the container having an opening formed in one end to form a container neck, the dispensing device comprising:
- a housing having an cylindrically-shaped open portion and a cylindrically-shaped dispensing portion;
- adjustable affixing means, disposed within the cylindrically-shaped open portion, for affixing the open portion of the housing to a container opening having an outer circumference, wherein the adjustable affixing means adjusts to accommodate containers having different shapes and sizes by connecting the cylindrically shaped open portion to the exterior of the container opening to prevent exposure of the contents of the container when the container is inverted;
- wherein the adjustable affixing means en,ages an outer circumference of the container neck to form sealing contact with the outer circumference;
- a rotating mechanism disposed in the dispensing portion wherein the rotating mechanism comprises an opening that receives a single item from the container;
- and
- wherein the rotating mechanism may be rotated so the opening in the rotating mechanism aligns with an aperture in the dispensing portion to thereby release the single item from the dispensing portion through the aperture in the dispensing portion.
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A dispensing system comprising:
- one or more containers for holding a plurality of items, the container having an opening formed in one end to form a container neck;
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- one or more dispensing devices, each comprising:
- a housing having an cylindrically-shaped open portion and a cylindrically-shaped dispensing portion;
- adjustable affixing means, disposed within the cylindrically-shaped open portion, for affixing the open portion of the housing to a container opening, wherein the adjustable affixing means adjusts to accommodate containers having different shapes and sizes by connecting the cylindrically shaped open portion to the exterior of the container opening to prevent exposure of the contents of the container when the container is inverted;
- wherein the adjustable affixing means engages an outer circumference of the container neck to form sealing contact with the outer circumference;
- a rotating mechanism disposed in the dispensing portion wherein the rotating mechanism comprises an opening that receives a single item from the container;
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- wherein the rotating mechanism may be rotated so the opening in the rotating mechanism aligns with an aperture in the dispensing portion to thereby release the single item from the dispensing portion through the aperture in the dispensing portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.