Patent ID: 11932475
Assignee: THE GOODIE JAR, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A food dispenser (10) for manual-dexterity challenged people, comprising;
a hollow cylindrical base (24) defining an interior region bounded by a bottom and an inner surface, wherein the base (24) further defines an upper edge margin;
a cylindrical container (18) having upper and lower peripheral edge margins, wherein the upper edge margin of the base (24) and the lower peripheral edge margin of the container (18) are dimensioned and configured to interfit;
a cylindrical cap (14) defining an outer cylindrical surface unitary with an outer peripheral edge margin (14A) radially outwardly disposed from the cap outer surface;
a cylindrical collar (12) defining an inner surface unitary with a lower edge margin, wherein the collar lower edge margin and the container upper edge margin are dimensioned and configured to interfit, and wherein the inner surface of the collar (12) is dimensioned to slidingly engage the peripheral edge margin (14A);
a piston (20) defining an upper surface (20A) unitary with an outer peripheral edge surface dimensioned to slidingly engage the inner surface of the base (24); and
a compression spring (22) disposed in the interior region of the base (24) between the bottom of the base (24) and the piston (20) for biasing the piston (20) away from the base (24) and for maintaining a predetermined spacing therebetween.