CA2605597A1 - Particle dispensing device - Google Patents

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CA2605597A1
CA2605597A1 CA 2605597 CA2605597A CA2605597A1 CA 2605597 A1 CA2605597 A1 CA 2605597A1 CA 2605597 CA2605597 CA 2605597 CA 2605597 A CA2605597 A CA 2605597A CA 2605597 A1 CA2605597 A1 CA 2605597A1
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Darrin Bentley Patey
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/28Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement
    • B65D47/283Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having linear movement between tubular parts
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/10Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
    • G01F11/12Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements
    • G01F11/14Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber reciprocates
    • G01F11/18Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation of the valve type, i.e. the separating being effected by fluid-tight or powder-tight movements wherein the measuring chamber reciprocates for fluent solid material
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/10Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation
    • G01F11/26Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus
    • G01F11/261Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus for fluent solid material

Abstract

In a tool for dispensing particulate solids such as coffee grinds, powdered juice crystals, baby formula mix, or any other particulate required in measured portions, it is known to have a hopper, measuring orifice, and dispensing mechanism. In this invention, a measuring/dispensing "lid" is developed with the measuring orifice and dispensing mechanism built in. The invention fits onto an existing container or package, thereby turning the existing container or package into the "hopper"
mentioned above. The installation of the invention onto the existing container or package turns the entire assembly into a tool for dispensing particulate solids in measured portions, cleanly and neatly, without requiring a secondary apparatus, such as a measuring scoop.

Description

CANADIAN PA"FENT APPLICATION
FOR
PARTICLE DISPENSING DEVICE

Applicant: Patcy, Darrin Bentley, CA
Inventor: Patey, Darri.n Bentley, CA

PARTICLE DISPENSING DEVICE
I Field of the Invention The invention relates to a dispensing device, particularly a device for the dispensation of solid particulate material, in measured portions.

Background of the Invention Solid particle dispensing devices are known in the art. For example, handheld devices which comprise a hopper with a gated hole in the hopper are known.

Similar hopper-type devices are known which are used to supply granular material to machinery. Such hopper-type devices may have several gated openings in the hopper and may or may not include a mechanism for measuring portions of said particles. However, the hopper-type devices are usually used in an industrial-type setting and do not necessarily measure volume of material dispensed. As a consequence, the dispensing device may not be suitable for use with the solids to be dispensed in a residential environment. For example, the solids for dispensation may comprise chemicals, which can corrode the material for which the hopper is made, e.g., acidic particles may corrode a metal hopper, or the particles are just not suitable for use in a residential environment.

The prior art devices also involve many parts and the interaction of those parts to ensure proper funetioning or operation of the dispenser. The number of parts in the prior art devices causes particular problems. First, an increased number of parts in dispensers generally results :in increased costs as a result of manufacture and assembly of the parts, or may result in problems and delays for the ultimate user who may be required to assemble the dispenser from the parts provided. Second, an increased number of parts, especially interacting parts, increases the likelihood of a mechanical breakdown in the proper operation of the dispenser. These two problems also have a tendency to compound each other, since in order to reduce the likelihood of breakdown, high quality control is required in the manufacture and assembly of the parts, thereby increasing costs, or reduced costs of the parts tend to reflect lower quality control over the component parts, increasing the likelihood of mechanical failure or incorrect assembly.

In addition, in the prior art devices it is difficult to accurately r.neasure the volume of the solid particles to be dispensed. This is especially so when the dispenser is sold independently of the solids to be dispensed. The proper volume of material dispensed may have a direct impact on the users' desired end result.
For example, coffee could taste too strong or too weak depending on the volume dispensed for brewing. Juices prepared from powder concentrates could taste too strong or weak depending on the volume of juice crystals dispensed for mixing.
Using a trial and error process can result in unwanted effects and wastage.
Open hopper devices can also present problems with portability and trapping or leakage of material. Since the hopper is open there may be restrictions upon the particles that can be used or transported in the dispenser. This presents a problem where the same material is required to 'be dispensed in more than one location. Also, the open hopper can result in spillage of the material to be spread.
The open nature of the hopper also leaves the solid particles vulnerable to the elements, particularly in an open-top hopper. The contents of such open hopper devices can be exposed to too much air, resulting in degradation or breakdown of the solid particles or clumping and agglomeration of the solids, changing their effective particle size and therefore the dispensation rate of the solids from the hopper.

Accordingly, there is a need for an inexpensive dispensation device for solid particles that is non-reactive with the particles to be dispensed, safe for the operator, able to dispense measured portions, and yet is reliable to use both in terms of particle dispensation and not prone to breakdown, jamming or trapping, or leakage of material.

Summary of the Invention It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for the controlled dispensation of solid particulate material in which the particle volume is controlled by an opening or chamber in the device, which can be moved slide-ably to a dispensing opening in the device.

Accordingly, one aspect of the inverition provides an inexpensive device for the controlled release at a preset volume of solid particles, such as ground coffee, powdered juice crystals, iced tea crystals, flour, or other particulate matter that may be required to be dispensed in measured volumes.
Brief Description of the Drawings In drawings which illustrate by way of example only a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view from the bottom side of a disassembled cap, forming a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view from one side of a disassembled cap, forming a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of a container or hopper with a cap, forming a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of a container or hopper with a cap in dispensation mode, forming a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view through the sliding axis of an assembled cap in the closed position;

Figure 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view through the sliding axis of an assembled cap in the dispensing position.

Detailed Description of the Invention The invention provides a solid particle dispensing system and a method for cleanly and reliably dispensing solid particles in measured volumes that is both inexpensive and convenient for the operator and yet provides reliable particle dispensation without being prone to breakdown, jamming, trappirig, leakage or degradation of the solid particles or dispensation device.

In one aspect the invention provides a cap I for a container of solid particles for dispensation. Ideally, the solid particles are of an approximately uniform size or size distribution. One preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in figures 1 to 6. The features of that embodiment will be described with reference to those figures. With reference to figures 1 and 2, the cap 1 forrning a preferred embodiment of the invention is compr=ised of a plate 2 and a slider 3. The plate 2, which is circular or disc shaped, includes at least one perforation 4 through the plate. There may be several perforations 4 e(juidistant from each other.
In a preferred embodiment each perforation 4 is approximately rectangular with the long axis of the perforation 4 approximately parallel with the long axis of the chamber 5 in the slider 3.

The plate 2 is also integral, with a skirt 6 extending downwardly from the circumferential edge 7 of the plate 2. The inner diameter 8 of the skirt 6 is provided with a snap bead 9. The snap bead 9 on the inner diameter 8 of the skirt 6 is of a dimension to interact with a complementary snap bead found on the opening of the container to which the cap I will attach. The snapped interaction of the snap bead 9 with the container forms a seal with the container to prevent leakage of any particles from the container.

The slider 3 is rectangular and is of a dimension to fit inside the tunnel 10 on the plate 2. The slider 3 also includes at least one measuring chamber 5 through the slider 3. The slider 3 also includes a handle section 16.

When the cap I is assembled, by inserting the slider 3 into the tunnel 10, the pins l l interlock with the groove 12 to form a particle-tight seal between the plate 2 and slider 3 while allowing movement of the parts relative to each other along their axis. This slide-able movement of the parts allows the controlled dispensation in measured volumes of the material to be dispensed. In this embodiment, the plate 2 and the slider 3 are also provided with a means for reversibly locking the perforation 4 and the chamber 5 in a fixed, slide-able position relative to each other to prevent material leakage when not in use.
In the embodiment shown this is achieved using a pin-and-clasp-type locking mechanism. The slider 3 includes a pin 11 exter,iding downwardly toward the plate 2. The plate 2 includes at least one and ideally several clasp-type indentations or openings 13 facing the slider. The pin 11 and clasp-type locking mechanism 13 are complementary in size and located in such positions that they will interlock with each other. Accordingly, when assembled the pin 1 1 reversibly locks with one of the clasps 13 to keep the slider 3 locked in the internal or closed position.
Accordingly, the cap I provides for the controlled dispensation of solid particulate material in measured volumes depending on the size of the chamber 5 in the slider 3.

The slider 3 also includes a close-off plate 14 on the surface of the slider 3 which automatically slides into position to close the perforation 4, to prevent further material leakage when the chanilber 5 is in the dispensing position.
Accordingly, when the cap 1 is in operation the particles will be dispensed through the chamber 5 provided the slider 3 is pulled out of the tunnel 10 to the dispensing position. Those particles will then fall freely into the container or vessel that they were intended to be dispatched to.

In another preferred embodiment illustrated in figure 3, the invention provides a combination of the cap I and a container 15 for the solid particles. In this embodiment the solid particles for distribution are provided pre-packed in a container 15 with a particle dispensation cap 1. In this embodiment the container 15 is manufactured from a material that is un-reactive to the solid particles contained therein. For example, the container 15 can be manufactured from an inert plastic or a coated metal for distribution of the solid particles.
Examples of such solid particles which can be provided pre-packed in a container 15 with a particle dispensing cap I would be beverage mixtures, crystals and brews, such as ground coffee or juice crystals, or any other particulate matter to be dispensed in measured quantities. Safety and health are also factors since the user is never required to touch or contact the particles or pack them into a measuring device.

While only specific embodiments of the invention have been described, it is apparent that various additions arid modifications can be made thereto, and various alternatives can be selected. It is, therefore, the intention in the appended claims to cover all such additions, modifications and alternatives as may fall within the true scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper comprising two interacting parts wherein each part includes at least one perforation and wherein the perforations in the first part are slide-ably adjustable relative to the perforations in the second part for dispensing particulate matter, and a means to measure the volume of the particulate matter, and a means for sealingly attaching the two perforated parts to the container or hopper.
2. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 1 wherein the two interacting parts are slide-ably interlocked.
3. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 2 wherein the two interacting parts are slide-ably interlocked by a tunnel extending from the first part and a complementary size to the second part to fit therein, creating a slide-able seal between the two interacting parts.
4. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 1 further comprising a means for slide-ably locking the perforations in the first part in a fixed position relative to the perforations in the second part.
5. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 1 wherein the means for sealingly attaching the two perforated parts to the container or hopper is reversible.
6. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 5 wherein the means for sealingly attaching the two perforated parts to the container is a screw-type thread for interaction with a corresponding screw-type thread around an opening in the container or hopper.
7. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 5 wherein the means for sealingly attaching the two perforated parts to the container is a snap-on interaction without the opening in the container or hopper.
8. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 1 wherein the container or hopper is composed of a chemically or non-chemically resistant material.
9. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 2 wherein the cap includes a handle for sliding one of the two parts back and forth.
10. The particle dispensing cap for a container or hopper of claim 1 wherein the means for measuring the required volume to be dispensed is a chamber of correct size dependent upon the application that the particle dispensing cap will be used for.
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ITTO20110430A1 (en) * 2011-05-15 2011-08-14 Daoxuan Huang CONTAINER WITH POWDER SUBSTANCES
EP2728317A1 (en) * 2012-11-02 2014-05-07 Bark Innovations B.V. Container for a granular material with an elastic edge part

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITTO20110430A1 (en) * 2011-05-15 2011-08-14 Daoxuan Huang CONTAINER WITH POWDER SUBSTANCES
EP2728317A1 (en) * 2012-11-02 2014-05-07 Bark Innovations B.V. Container for a granular material with an elastic edge part

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