Patent ID: 9400200
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A47F,A47G,B65D,G01F

Claim Text:
1. A dispenser for loading and dispensing a selected volume of granulated product comprising: a main body having a discharge opening, an open interior configured to receive a supply of the granulated product, a cylindrical internal cavity and a discharge spout for dispensing the supply of granulated product therefrom; a loading and dispensing member constructed with a plurality of spaced apart receiving cavities formed therein, and movably mounted within the internal cavity of the body between the discharge opening and the discharge spout, the loading and dispensing member being provided on an outer periphery of end structure thereof with a circular ring formed with a series of interconnected ramp surfaces, each ramp surface terminating in a tooth; a portion control container received and retained in each of the receiving cavities and configured to receive the granulated product; and a handle frictionally connected with the opposite end structure of the loading and dispensing member, the handle being movable from a first position to a second position in one direction to sequentially move the portion control devices in the loading and dispensing member to loading and dispensing positions upon engagement of the handle with one tooth on the loading and dispensing member, and the handle being movable in an opposite direction from the second position to the first position relative to the loading and dispensing member upon engagement of the handle with one of the ramp surfaces and another tooth on an adjacently connected other of the ramp surfaces.