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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1983
Ernest N Martin, San Marcus, CA (US);
William H Barner, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Don M Martin, San Marcus, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A particulate material dispenser comprising an elongate, vertically extending body defining an upwardly opening material holding compartment, an elongate, laterally extending semi-cylindrical chamber at the bottom of the body and opening upwardly into the compartment and an elongate, laterally extending vertical discharge opening with front, rear and end edges at the bottom of said chamber, an elongate rotor with a plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally extending, radially outwardly projecting webs with outside edges and defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outwardly opening material receiving and transporting pockets of predetermined volume, is positioned in and extends longitudinally of the chamber with the outside edges of two adjacent webs at the lower half of the rotor in sliding sealing engagement with the inside surface of the chamber adjacent the front and rear edges of the opening and with the pocket therebetween communicating with the opening, a spring is positioned in the compartment above the rotor to normally yieldingly urge the rotor down in the chamber, a drive is provided to intermittently move the spring, turn the rotor and sequentially advance the pockets into and out of communication with the opening.