Patent ID: 6425500
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
A portable device for dispensing a particulate material upon a ground surface, comprising:a body having a substantially hollow interior with a forwardly located and open end, said body further including an end cap engaged with a rearwardly located end of said body for permitting said hollow interior of said body to hold a volume of the particulate material; a rotor element mounted in communication with said forwardly located and open end, said rotor element further comprising a plurality of individual and arcuately arrayed dispensing portions arranged around a central cross wise extending and rotatable shaft and so that selected dispensing portions project beyond said forwardly located open end; driving means associated with said body for actuating said rotor element to dispense volumes of the held particulate; and a grip portion extending from said body and configured to be gripped by a single hand of a user to position said rotor element in a forward and selected angular orientation relative to the ground surface.