DE29514472U1 - Spice shaker - Google Patents

Description

Markus Roling, Dipl.-Ing (FH) : .:·::··:* * ^# : :
At the Salzstade! 5

* 83022 Rosenheim

Spice shaker

The invention relates to a spice shaker with a receptacle that can be closed by means of a cylindrical roller with a spreading opening.

Well-known spreaders often have a screw cap! with spreading openings. The spreading openings can either not be closed at all or only by using multi-part mechanisms and components.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to create a spice shaker in which the opening and closing of the filling chambers and the spice outlet holes is achieved by only one component which performs several functions.

The invention ensures that all functions can be fulfilled by two essential components. The design is reduced to basic geometric shapes and is intended to meet high design standards.

The object of the invention is achieved by a spice shaker with the features listed in claim 1. The invention is explained in more detail using two embodiments shown in the drawing.

Figures 1 - 6 and 7-14 each show an embodiment according to the invention. In detail:

Fig. 1 a side view of the spreader pair in cone shape
Fig. 2 a front view of the cone-shaped spreader
Fig. 3 a longitudinal section of the spreader in cone shape

Fig. 4 a bottom view of a pair of spreaders in cone shape with metering roller in
open state

Fig. 5 a bottom view of a cone-shaped spreader with metering roller in closed state

Fig. 6 a bottom view of the cone-shaped spreader with the metering roller partially pushed out in the filling state

Fig. 7 a longitudinal section through a filling chamber of a cube-shaped spreader
Fig. 8 a longitudinal section through both filling chambers of a cube-shaped spreader

Fig. 9 a side view of a "spreader in'Kiiöusfoitft

Fig. 10 a top view of a cube-shaped spreader with the metering roller partially pushed out in the filling state

Fig. 11 a top view of a cube-shaped spreader with dosing roller in closed state

Fig. 12 a top view of a cube-shaped spreader with an open spreading channel in the dosing roller / spreading position 1

Fig. 13 a top view of a cube-shaped spreader with two open spreading channels in the dosing roller / spreading position 2

Fig. 14 a front view of a cube-shaped spreader

Figures 1 - 6 show an example of a pair of spice shakers designed according to the invention with conical filling bodies (1) into which the spices can be filled into the filling chambers (6) when the dosing roller (2) is pushed to the side. The dosing rollers (2) have one spreading channel (5a) or two spreading channels (5b), as well as two milled grooves with fitted elastic O-rings (3), which compensate for the different expansion coefficients of the different materials and thus prevent the roller from slipping out sideways. The axial rotation of the cylindrical rollers (2) enables the spreading chambers (6) to be opened or closed. The individual types of spreading are identified by various markings (4a, b) on the housing body (1).

Figures 7-14 show an example of a spice shaker designed according to the invention with a cube-shaped housing body (1) that has two filling chambers (6a, b) for holding different types of spices, into which the spices can be filled into the filling chambers (6a / 6b) when the dosing roller (2) is pushed to the side. The dosing roller (2) has several offset spreading channels (5a / 5b), as well as a milled groove with a fitted elastic O-ring (3), which compensates for the different expansion coefficients of the different materials and thus prevents the roller from slipping out sideways. The axial rotation of the dosing rollers enables the individual chambers to be closed or opened. The individual spreading openings are marked by incorporating various markings (9a / 9b) on the housing body. There is an integrated magnet (8) on the underside of the spreader, which allows the spreader to be fixed to an iron disc (7) or another ferrous surface, thus protecting it from falling over easily.

The invention means that an everyday object has a small difference that makes it more interesting to use and turns it into an experience. Because mere usability is no longer enough in this area to make a product successful on the market.

Spice shaker reference list

1 Housing body / receiving container

2 cylindrical roller / dosing roller

3 elastic ring / spacer ring

4 a,b Identification of the type of litter

5 a,b scattering channels

6 a,b Filling chamber / grit chamber

7 Base plate / iron disc

8 Magnet

9 a,b Identification of filling chambers / markings

Claims (4)

Markus Roling, Dipl.-ing (FH) Am Salzstadel 5 83022 Rosenheim Spice shaker Protection claims 1. Spice shaker with container for grit and opening mechanism, characterized in that the receiving container (1) is penetrated by at least one cylindrical roller (2) which closes the spreading material chambers (6 a, b) and which is movably mounted in the housing body (1) by means of elastic rings (3), so that the exit of the spices via spreading channels (5 a, b) is possible when the roller is rotated axially. 2. Spice shaker according to claim 1, characterized in that the discharge of the grit can be metered with the cylindrical roller (2), and that the grit chambers (6 a, b) are released for filling by laterally displacing the metering roller (2) in the housing body (1). 3. Spice shaker according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the spreading channels (5 a, b) in the metering roller (2) are arranged in such a way that the spreading material chambers (6 a, b) can be controlled separately, whereby one type of spreading material is enabled to exit from the individual filling chambers (6) via the spreading channels (5 a, b). 4. Spice shaker according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scattering channels (5 a, b) in the metering rollers (2) can be angled in order to achieve the targeted passage to the corresponding filling container (6), and that the cylindrical rollers (2) have milled grooves for receiving elastic O-rings (3).