Patent ID: 8141751

Claim:
Dosage-dispensing device for substances in powder or paste form comprising: a supply container and; a dosage-dispensing head connectable to the supply container, said dosage-dispensing head including: a housing; an outlet orifice of circular cross-section; a delivery and closure element with a closure portion serving to close off the outlet orifice; and a conveying tool with at least one conveying element that serves to direct the substance to the outlet orifice, wherein the outlet orifice and the delivery and closure element are arranged on a central lengthwise axis of the dosage-dispensing head, and wherein the conveying tool is rotatable about the central lengthwise axis in relation to the housing and the at least one conveying element is in contact with the outlet orifice and configured to move on a circular path about the central lengthwise axis, wherein the delivery and closure element comprises a delivery portion which serves to deliver substance that is to be dispensed, wherein the delivery and closure element is configured to be rotatable about the central lengthwise axis in relation to the housing and to be translated along the central lengthwise axis relative to the outlet orifice, and wherein the at least one conveying element is slanted in a direction of its rotation at an acute angle to the plane of its circular path.