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Dispensing container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-04
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Granted: 1967-07-11
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Expires: 1985-01-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Murphy Willard Jerry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/72; B65D5/76

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 235 words
A DISPENSER, COMPRISING A CONTAINER TO CONTAIN A DIVIDED SOLID MATERIAL TO BE DISPENSED AND HAVING AN OPENING IN THE WALL THEREOF, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE RECEPTACLE MOVABLE FROM AN INITIAL STORAGE POSITION INSIDE THE CONTAINER TO A MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION OUTSIDE OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID RECEPTACLE HAVING OPEN ENDS WITH ONE END BEING SECURED TO THE SURFACE OF THE CONTAINER BORDERING THE OPENING TO ENCLOSE THE OPENING WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN THE MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER AND PROVIDE DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER AND THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID RECEPTACLE BEING LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN THE MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION, CLOSURE MEANS AT SAID OPPOSITE END OF SAID RECEPTACLE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID OPPOSITE END WHEREBY TILTING OF THE CONTAINER WILL CAUSE MATERIAL TO FLOW FROM THE CONTAINER INTO THE RECEPTACLE AND SAID MATERIAL WILL BE RETAINED IN SAID RECEPTACLE WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEANS IS CLOSED, AN OPENING OF SAID CLOSURE MEANS WILL DISCHARGE SAID MATERIAL THROUGH SAID OPPOSITE END OF THE RECEPTACLE, AND VENT MEANS IN SAID RECEPTACLE AND PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE AND THE ATMOSPHERE, SAID VENT MEANS BEING SEPARATE FROM SAID OPEN END AND LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN THE MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION AND ADJACENT THE CONNECTION OF THE RECEPTACLE TO THE CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 235 words
A DISPENSER, COMPRISING A CONTAINER TO CONTAIN A DIVIDED SOLID MATERIAL TO BE DISPENSED AND HAVING AN OPENING IN THE WALL THEREOF, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE RECEPTACLE MOVABLE FROM AN INITIAL STORAGE POSITION INSIDE THE CONTAINER TO A MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION OUTSIDE OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID RECEPTACLE HAVING OPEN ENDS WITH ONE END BEING SECURED TO THE SURFACE OF THE CONTAINER BORDERING THE OPENING TO ENCLOSE THE OPENING WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN THE MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER AND PROVIDE DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTAINER AND THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID RECEPTACLE BEING LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN THE MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION, CLOSURE MEANS AT SAID OPPOSITE END OF SAID RECEPTACLE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID OPPOSITE END WHEREBY TILTING OF THE CONTAINER WILL CAUSE MATERIAL TO FLOW FROM THE CONTAINER INTO THE RECEPTACLE AND SAID MATERIAL WILL BE RETAINED IN SAID RECEPTACLE WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEANS IS CLOSED, AN OPENING OF SAID CLOSURE MEANS WILL DISCHARGE SAID MATERIAL THROUGH SAID OPPOSITE END OF THE RECEPTACLE, AND VENT MEANS IN SAID RECEPTACLE AND PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE AND THE ATMOSPHERE, SAID VENT MEANS BEING SEPARATE FROM SAID OPEN END AND LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN THE MATERIAL DISPENSING POSITION AND ADJACENT THE CONNECTION OF THE RECEPTACLE TO THE CONTAINER.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-10 1975-01-09 1975-07-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-10 1979-01-09 1979-07-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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