Patent ID: 6991134
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: A47J,B07B,G01F

Abstract:
1. A device to store, sift and measure flour, comprising: a container having a generally rectangular horizontal cross section, the container having a front and a rear wall; a sifting assembly disposed within said container, the sifting assembly dividing said container into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said sifting assembly includes a sifting screen and a rake assembly slidably disposed on said sifter screen, said sifting screen comprises: a pair of guide rails disposed on the side edges of said frame; an outer tubular body having a closed end, an open end, and a hollow interior defining a volume, an elongated opening defined in the tubular body, the outer tubular body being disposed horizontally within said container below said sifting assembly and being rotatable between a first position wherein the opening faces upward and a second position wherein the opening faces downward; an inner tubular body concentrically and slidably disposed within the outer tubular body and having a closed end, the closed end being slidably received within said outer tubular body, the inner tubular body filling at least part of the volume defined by the hollow interior of said outer tubular body.