Patent ID: 6318596
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A product dispenser for compelling a product from a container, comprising:a frame having opposed first and second sockets and a dispensing hole;an elongate drive member with first and second opposed ends having first and second pins, respectively, extending from the associated end, the first and second pins being similarly configured and releasably engaged by said first and second sockets, respectively, said drive member adapted to be disengaged from said frame and re-engaged with said frame, whereby said first and second pins are re-engaged so as to be releasably engaged by said second and first sockets, respectively; anda bearing member coupled to said drive member and adapted to travel in a first direction between said first and second sockets;whereby when the container is positioned within the frame and upon actuation of the drive member the container expels the product through said dispensing hole under pressure exerted upon the container by said bearing member, after product is expelled, the first and second pins of the drive member are disengaged from the first and second sockets and re-engaged with the second and first sockets, respectively, to drive the bearing member in the first direction to dispense product from a second container.