Patent ID: 9587972
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B01F,G01F

Claim:
1. A dry food dispensing apparatus for connecting to a storage receptacle, for the purpose of controlling a portion size of the dry food being dispensed, said apparatus comprising: a base comprising a housing defining a hollow circumferential interior having a centrally disposed hub; an extraction means disposed in said housing for extracting a first pre-determined portion of the dry food, said extraction means comprising: a rotatable cell holder comprising a centrally disposed socket for engaging said hub of said base from above, having a pair of open-bottomed cells, wherein one open-bottomed cell of said pair of open-bottomed cells is for receiving and temporarily storing said extracted first pre-determined portion, wherein each open-bottomed cell is associated with a corresponding cell aperture formed in said cell holder for insertion of a cassette having said pair of open-bottomed cells; and a dispensing aperture formed in a bottom of said base for releasing said temporarily stored extracted first pre-determined portion when said extraction means is operated to extract a second pre-determined portion, wherein said extraction means is operated in a cyclical fashion to obtain from said first and second pre-determined extracted portions a desired quantity of the dry food.