WO2004063997A2

WO2004063997A2 - A food dispenser

Info

Publication number: WO2004063997A2
Application number: PCT/IL2004/000030
Authority: WO
Inventors: Micky Shraiber
Original assignee: Micky Shraiber
Priority date: 2003-01-14
Filing date: 2004-01-13
Publication date: 2004-07-29
Also published as: IL153940A0; WO2004063997A3; EP1590774A2

Abstract

The present invention is a food dispenser that enables to dispose or extrude food gradually through designated openings that are provided on the upper end of the food dispenser. The food dispenser comprises an elongated housing having structural walls defined by a bottom end and an upper end provided with at least one opening. The dispenser further comprises a plunger means within the housing wherein the plunger means is adapted to move along the housing so as to push food that is received in the housing through the openings in the upper end.

Description

A Food-Dispenser

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates in general , to the field

of food accessories. More specifically, it relates to the

field of food dispensers, particularly for children.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various food dispensers are known . Most of the food

dispensers are made for dispensing - a stick, a slice or

designed shape of food - in order to achieve aesthetic

arrangement of food on a plate , on a cake or on other

fo o d .

The known food dispensers are not designed to be

direct eaten from . There is a need for an eating

dispenser, particularly for children wh ile they are eating seated in a car or are walking in the street. In such

cases, it would be advantageous to have a food dispenser

that dispenses small quantities of food and enables

children to eat these quantities directly from it

independently, easily and neatly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a food-dispenser that

enables, by rotating a disk in the bottom of the dispenser,

to dispense food gradually or gradually extrudes food

through designed openings.

According to a preferred embodiment it is provided a

food-dispenser adapted to receive an edible material ,

usually solid or frozen , and enables to gradually dispense

the material to be eaten , this food dispenser is

comprising:

^■ an elongated housing having structural walls defining a

ch amber with a bottom and an opened upper end, the

housing has an internal structure generally corresponding to the shape of the material to be

dispensed;

■ a central screwing-axis, which is installed along the

housing through a hole in the bottom;

■ a rotating means connected to the screwing-axis, in the

bottom side of the housing, enabling to rotate the

screwing-axis from the outside of the housing; and

■ a plunger means positioned in the housing and is

screwed on the screwing-axis , movable along the

housing by rotating the screwing-axis, wherein the

rotation is done by using the rotating means.

According to another preferred embodiment it is

provided the food-dispenser, further includes a cover with

a plurality of designed - openings. The cover seals the

housing's upper end and enables to extrude the edible

material through the openings.

According to another preferred embodiment it is

provided the food-dispenser, wherein the superficies of the food-dispenser is designed in various shapes in order to

attract children and/or youth and/or adults.

According to another preferred embodimen it is

provided the food-dispenser, further includes a solid-food

unit that is shaped in correspondence to the structure of

the housing, to be inserted into the housing - when the

plunger means is positioned in the bottom of the housing -

and the solid food unit can be pushed out and eaten by

rotating the screwing-axis and elevating the plunger

means.

According to another preferred embodiment it is

provided the food-dispenser, wherein the solid food is a

frozen ice cream.

According to another aspect of the present invention

it is provided a food-dispenser adapted to receive an edibl e

material , usually solid or frozen , and enables to gradually dispense the material to be eaten , this food dispenser is

comprising:

■ an elongated housing having structural walls defining a

chamber with a bottom and opened upper end, the

housing has an internal structure generally

corresponding to the shape of the material to be

dispensed;

■ a cover with a plurality of designed openings, this cover

seals the housing's upper and enables extruding the

edible material through the openings;

^■ a central screwing-axis, which is installed along the

housing through a hole in the bottom ;

^■ a rotating means connected to the screwing-axis, in the

bottom side of the housing , enabling to rotate the

screwing-axis from the outside of the housing ;

^■ a plunger means positioned in the housing and is

screwed on said screwing-axis, movable along the

h ousing by rotating the screwing-axis, wherein the

rotation is done by using the rotating means; and ^■ a solid-food unit that is shaped in correspondence to

the configuration of the housing, to be inserted into the

housing - when the plunger means is positioned in the

bottom of the housing - and the solid food unit can be

pushed out and eaten by rotating the screwing-axis th at

elevates the plunger means.

According to a preferred embodiment of the

aforementioned food-dispenser, it is provided wherein the

superficies of the food-dispenser is designed in various

shapes in order to attract children,

According to a preferred embodiment of the

aforementioned food-dispenser, it is provided , wherein the

solid food is a frozen ice cream,

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The invention is herein described , by way of example

only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. With

specific reference now to the drawings in detail , it is stressed that the particulars shown are by way of

example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of the

preferred embodiments of the present invention only, and

are presented in the cause of providing what is believed

to be the most useful and readily understood description

of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention .

In this regard, no attempt is made to show structural

details of the invention in more detail than is necessary

for a fundamental understanding of the invention , the

description taken with the drawings making apparent to

those skilled in the art how the several forms of the

invention may be embodied in practice.

In the figures:

Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment of a food-

dispenser according to the present invention ,

Figure 2 illustrates a cross section of an embodiment

of a food-dispenser according to the present invention .

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is a food-dispenser. The

present invention provides a food-dispenser that is

particularly made for children . This food-dispenser is

adapted to receive edible material , usually solid food or ice

cream. By using a disk or knob in the bottom of the

dispenser, the user can rotate a central screwing axis

inside the dispenser's housing. The central axis rotation

elevates a plunger means that is screwed on the axis and

the plunger means pushes the edible material out,

optionally by extruding it through designed openings. The

edible material is pushed out gradually in correspondence

with the axis rotation and ean be eaten .

The principles and operation of the food-dispenser

according to the present invention may be better

understood with reference to the drawing and the

accompanying description .

Referring now to the drawing , Figure 1 illustrates an

embodiment of a food-dispenser according to the present invention. The food-dispenser has a housing 10 with a

plunger means 11 inside that is screwed on a central

screwing axis 12. The central axis 12 can be rotated, by

a rotating disk 13, and elevates the plunger means 11. If

a material located in the housing 10 it is pushed up

against the cover 14 and the material is extruded through

the openings 15 that are in the cover 14.

Figure 2 illustrates a cross section of an embodiment

of a food-dispenser according to the present invention. In

this figure an edible food, e.g. ice cream, 16 is inserted

into the housing 10 and covered by a cover 14 with

designed openings 15. The^' rotating disk 13 can be

rotated step by step, in order to rotate the central axis

12. The central axis 12 rotation elevates the plunger

means 11, which is screwed on it. The food 16 is pushed

up by the plunger means 11 and is extruded 17 through

the openings 15. The extruded food 17 can be eaten or licked and then the rotation disk 1 3 can be rotated again

for another portion of food. When the food 1 6 is finished,

the rotation disk 1 3 can be rotated back to lower the

plunger means 1 1 to the bottom of the housing 10.

Although the invention has been described in

conjunction with specific, embodiments thereof, it is

evident that many alternatives, modifications and

variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such

alternatives, modifications aπα variations that fall within

the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1 . A food-dispenser adapted to receive an edible material,

usually solid or frozen, and enables to gradually

dispense said material to be eaten , said food dispenser

comprising:

^■ an elongated housing having structural walls defining

a chamber with a bottom and opened upper end, said

housing has an internal structure generally

corresponding to the shape of the material to be

dispensed;

■ a central screwing-axis, which is installed along said

housing through a hole in said bottom ;

^■ a rotating means connected to said screwing-axis , in

the bottom side of said housing, en abling to rotate

said screwing-axis from the outside of said housing ;

and

■ a plunger means positioned in said housing and is

screwed on said screwing-axis, movable along said

housing by rotating said screwing-axis, wherein said

rotation is done by using said rotating means.

2. The food-dispenser of claim 1 , further includes a cover

with a plurality of designed openings, said cover seals

said housing's upper end and enables to extrude said

edible material through said openings,

3. The food-dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the superficies

of said food-dispenser is designed in various shapes in

order to attract children ,

4. The food-dispenser of claim 1 , further includes a solid-

food unit that is shaped in correspondence to the

configuration of said housing , to be inserted into said

housing - when said plunger means is positioned in the

bottom of said housing - and said solid food unit can be

pushed out and eaten by rotating said screwing-axis and

elevating said plunger me ans.

5. The food-dispenser of claim 4, wherein said solid food

is a frozen ice cream .

A food-dispenser adapted to receive an edible material ,

usually solid or frozen, and enables to gradually

dispense said material to be eaten, said food dispenser

comprising:

^■ an elongated housing having structural walls defining

a chamber with a bottom and opened upper end, said

housing has an internal structure generally

corresponding to the shape of the material to be

dispensed;

^■ a cover with a plurality of designed openings, said

cover seals said housing's upper end and enables to

extrude said edible material through said openings;

^■ a central screwing-axis, which is installed along said

housing through a hole in said bottom ;

^■ a rotating means connected to said screwing-axis , in

the bottom side ^' of said housing, enabling to rotate

said screwing-axis from the outside of said housing;

^■ a plunger means positioned in said housing and is

screwed on said screwing-axis, movable along said housing by rotating said screwing-axis, wherein said

rotation is done by using said rotating means; and

a solid-food unit that is shaped in correspondence to

the configuration of said housing, to be inserted into

said housing - when said plunger means is positioned

in the bottom of said housing - and said solid food

unit can be pushed out and eaten by rotating said

screwing-axis that elevates said plunger means.

7. The food-dispenser of claim 6, wherein the superficies

of said food-dispenser is designed in various shapes in

order to attract children,

8. The food-dispenser of claim 6, wherein said solid food

is a frozen ice cream.

9. A food dispenser adapted to receive an edible material and enables to gradually dispense the material to be eaten, said food dispenser comprising: an elongated housing having structural walls defining a chamber with a bottom end and an upper end provided with at least one opening; a plunger means provided in said housing, said plunger means is adapted to move along said housing; whereby the edible material is dispensed through said at least one opening using the movement of said plunger means towards said at least one opening.

10. The food dispenser as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said plunger means is adapted to move along said housing using a screwing mechanism.

11. The food dispenser as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said plunger means is adapted to move along said housing using a lateral push bottom that activates a screwing mechanism.