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US 7,681,763 B2Granted
Condiment dispensing container
AssigneeFox Run USA, LLC
InventorCarter W. McGuyer
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Abstract
Substantially cylindrical condiment container with a vertically sliding cap to cover and uncover a dispensing outlet opening in the top portion of the container. Preferably, the outlet opening is in the side wall of the container body and the cap slides up to unblock the opening and down to block it. Optionally, a rotary pre-measuring dispense structure can be located at the lower end of the container to dispense condiments in pre-measured increments through an outlet in the bottom of the container.
Claims7
A condiment container with a retractable pouring structure, said container comprising
- a housing body having at least one side wall, a bottom portion and a top portion, a pouring structure having a slider structure with a cap, said slider structure being shaped and dimensioned to slidably fit on said top portion so as to be slidable towards and away from said body,
- one of said top portion and said slider structure having a dispensing opening said pouring structure causing said dispensing opening to be unblocked when said slider structure is positioned away from said body, and causing said opening to be blocked when said slider structure is positioned towards said body, in which said housing side wall has a rotary lower portion mounted to rotate about the longitudinal axis of said housing,
- a measuring dispensing mechanism in said housing and a dispensing opening in said lower portion,
- means for drivably coupling said rotary lower portion of said housing to said dispensing mechanism,
- whereby pre-determined quantities of a condiment can be dispensed through the bottom of said housing by rotating said lower portion.
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A condiment container comprising
- a hollow, elongated, substantially cylindrical body member forming a housing having two ends, a top portion at one end, and a bottom portion at the other end, and a first side wall,
- a cap with a second side wall dimensioned to slide longitudinally on said top portion of said body member,
- a dispensing opening in one of said top portion of said first side wall and said second side wall,
- said top portion of said first side wall and said second side wall being adapted to slidably engage one another with said cap movable upwardly and downwardly when said container is upright, so that said opening is closed when said cap is at its lowermost position and is open when said cap is at its uppermost position, said housing having
- a rotary lower portion mounted to rotate about the longitudinal axis of said housing,
- a measuring dispensing mechanism in said housing and a dispensing opening in said lower portion,
- means for drivably coupling said rotary lower portion of said housing to said dispensing mechanism,
- whereby pre-determined quantities of a condiment can be dispensed through the bottom of said housing by rotating said lower portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.