Patent ID: 6364169
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An anti-clog device for a terminal orifice of a dispenser for dispensing a particulate material from the terminal orifice, the particulate material clustering into aggregates larger than the terminal orifice and being prevented from being dispensed through the terminal orifice,the improvement comprising: an array of projections disposed about the terminal orifice; each of said projections in said array being spaced relative to one another at a distance less than a minor dimension of the terminal orifice; each of said projections of said array having a longitudinal length at least one-half of said minor dimension of said terminal orifice; and each of said projections of said array defining a distal end enabling said array of projections to divide the large aggregates of particulate material into smaller aggregates of particulate material for dispensing through the terminal orifice.