Patent ID: 6311872
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A hand-held disposable dispenser for powder, comprising:a) a container for containing the powder; andb) a cover layer releasably attached to said container, and when opened, allowing for dispensing of the powder, wherein said container comprises a bottom layer that has a perimeter, and is generally rectangular-shaped and made of a thin foil material, wherein said container further comprises an intermediate layer that overlies said bottom layer of said container, wherein said container further comprises a top layer that has a perimeter with a short edge, and is generally rectangular-shaped and made of a thin foil material, wherein said top layer of said container overlies spacingly said intermediate layer of said container, with only said perimeter of said top layer of said container being attached to said perimeter of said bottom layer of said container, and thereby forms with said intermediate layer of said container, a compartment for containing the powder, wherein said top layer of said container has a plurality of throughbores formed in a concentric circular fashion, which are disposed in close proximity to said short edge of said perimeter of said top layer of said canister, and which communicate with said compartment in said container for dispensing the powder, wherein said cover layer further has a tab that is integral therewith and extends radially therefrom, past said short edge of said top layer of said container for facilitating removal of said cover layer, wherein said cover layer further has a string that extends along and past said tab of said cover layer for further facilitating removal of said cover layer, with said cover layer being removed by first grasping said string of said cover layer and said tab of said cover layer, then pulling upwardly until said cover layer is completely removed from said top layer of said container, exposing said plurality of throughbores in said top layer of said container, and then finally temporarily relocating said cover layer to another area of said top layer of said container.