Patent ID: 6129472
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A45D,B65D

Abstract:
A mechanical twist-dispenser which comprises:a housing, said housing having a top end and a bottom end;a plurality of first walls extending longitudinally from the bottom end to the top end of the housing, each first wall defining a separate product compartment, and each product compartment having a first open end and a second open end;a rotatable screw member axially disposed within each product compartment, each screw member having a proximal end and a distal end;a gear attached to the distal end of each screw member, said gear rotatably disposed at the second open end of each product compartment;a piston axially slidably disposed within each product compartment, said piston having a central threaded aperture which cooperates with the screw member to move the piston axially within its product compartment with the relative rotation of the associated screw member;a master gear rotatably mounted to the bottom of the housing, said master gear contacting each screw member gear.