Apparatus for dispensing a measured amount of paste
OwnerFranklin S. Brilesinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for dispensing a measured amount of paste is provided herein, including a flexible container for paste, comprising a closed end, a peripheral wall, and an open outlet; a top cap comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the top cap hingedly attached to the open outlet, the bottom surface of the top cap disposed to cover the open outlet in a closed position and uncover the open outlet in an open position; and a scooper attached to the bottom surface of the top cap in a substantially perpendicular orientation, the scooper configured to dip into the container in the closed position and scoop out a measured amount of paste from the container in an open position.
Claims16
An apparatus for dispensing a measured amount of paste, comprising:
- a flexible container for paste, comprising a closed end, a peripheral wall, and an open outlet;
- a top cap comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the top cap hingedly attached to the open outlet, the bottom surface of the top cap disposed to cover the open outlet in a closed position and uncover the open outlet in an open position;
- a scooper attached to the bottom surface of the top cap in a substantially perpendicular orientation, the scooper configured to dip into the container in the closed position and scoop out a measured amount of paste from the container in an open position;
- an extension member positioned toward the open outlet which contacts the scooper when the top cap is in the closed position, wherein the extension member allows for a space behind the scooper and the peripheral wall;
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- a seal positioned toward the open outlet which contacts the scooper when the top cap is in the closed position and keeps paste form building up in the space behind the scooper.
A system for dispensing a measured amount of paste, comprising:
- a squeezable paste container having an open end;
- a cap comprising an elongated lip attached at a substantially perpendicular orientation to the cap;
- a hinge connecting the cap to the open end of the paste container, wherein the cap covers the open end of the paste container in a closed position and uncovers the open end of the paste container in an open position;
- a spacer positioned anterior to the hinge which contacts the elongated lip when the cap is in the closed position, wherein the spacer allows for a space behind the elongated lip and an inner surface of the paste container;
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- a seal positioned below the spacer, wherein the seal contacts the elongated lip when the cap is in the closed position and keeps paste form building up in the space behind the elongated lip;
- wherein the elongated lip of the cap dips into the paste container when the cap is in the closed position and scoops out a measured amount of paste from the paste container when the cap moves to the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.