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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Dart Industries Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventor:
Alec Vercruyssen, Aalst, BE;
Assignee:
Dart Industries Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 83/06 (2006.01); B65D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/06 (2013.01); B65D 25/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portion dispensing container. The container includes a base supporting a hopper to store the food, with a cover sealing the hopper. A cup may be inserted into and removed from the base, and interacts with a slider to dispense a predetermined quantity of food into the cup upon each insertion. The hopper may include a scraper portion to assist in closing off the flow of food from the hopper during dispensing.