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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven L Molenaar, Willmar, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73429 ;
Abstract
A spoon-shaped measuring device for measuring out different amounts of ingredients has a swinging gate having a divider which extends into the measuring compartment of the measuring device. The gate has a pair of inwardly directed protrusions accommodated by radial spaced grooves in a rib located on the side wall of the handle and measuring compartment to releasably hold the measuring position of the divider and set the volume of the measuring compartment as desired. A pivot releasably connects the gate to the handle of the device to facilitate cleaning.