Patent ID: 6173870
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An operating handle device for a pressurized cheese dispensing container, the container having a tubular body, the container having a top side having a dispensing tube vertically extending out thereof, said device comprising:a tubular member, said tubular member having a pair of open ends, a peripheral wall extending between said open ends, each of said open ends having perimeter edge, said tubular member having a break therein, said break generally extending between said open ends, said tubular member having a size adapted to removably receive the container;a protruding member, said protruding member being integrally attached to and extending away from said peripheral wall of said tubular member, said protruding member being positioned generally adjacent to a first of said open ends of said tubular member and generally opposite of said break, said protruding member having a slot therein; andan actuating means for actuating said dispensing tube, said actuating means comprising a rod, said rod being positioned in said slot in said protruding member and hingedly coupled thereto, said rod having a opening therethrough, said opening being adjacent to a free end of said rod positioned generally adjacent to said first open end, wherein said dispensing tube is removably extendable through said opening.