Patent ID: 7465287
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: A45D,A61K,A61M,B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for dispensing a regulated amount of powdered material, comprising: a repository for powdered material, said repository having a compressible body portion, a first end forming a base of said body portion, and a second end opposite to said first end defining an outlet; and a hollow conduit connecting the interior of said repository to said outlet, said conduit arranged to extend from said first end of said repository to said outlet and comprising: wherein said body portion of said repository is configured to be compressed such that a volume of air is propelled through powdered material resting in said repository, thereby entraining the powdered material and carrying the entrained powdered material in an upward direction through said conduit and out of said repository via said outlet, and wherein the entrained powdered material passes to said conduit from said repository through said second opening of said conduit.