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Dosing Dispensor for Powdered or Granular Material to be Affixed to Water Dispensors

a technology of powdered or granular materials and water dispensers, applied in the direction of liquid dispensing, liquid/fluent solid measurement, containers, etc., can solve the problems of not being completely reliable, no known machine in the art that would provide, and preventing its normal functioning

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-04
TALLERES REUNIDOS ITAL ARGENTINO
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Benefits of technology

"The present patent is about a new dispenser for powdered materials that can be used in water dispensers. The dispenser is designed to prevent spills and ensure that all the material delivered in each dosing action enters the cup without leaving any trace of the powder in the discharge duct. The dispenser can be easily installed on existing water dispensers and can be used with commercially available powdered materials. The user can choose the desired number of doses and can also engage bottles or jars with smaller beads or threads of different sizes. The technical effects of the invention are improved automation and convenience for users, as well as improved hygiene and efficiency in dispensing powdered materials."

Problems solved by technology

However, there are no known machines in the art that would provide, additionally to water, powdered products in a direct or associated manner.
Although said machines are useful for delivering the desired product, they usually have service problems that make them not completely reliable.
After several uses, it is usually necessary to disassemble the equipment and clean the feeding tubes, since rests of coffee or other powder are accumulated and stuck against the walls of the tube, preventing its normal functioning.
The feeding tube for the powdered material is quite long and its outlet is somewhat excessively separated from the receiving cup, and is therefore not safe.
In addition, part of said material is usually delivered outside said cup, with the consequent loss of the product supplied.
Also, there are no other existing dispensing devices or equipments of powdered materials in the art that may be affixed to the body of the water dispensing equipment, thus avoiding the duplication of machines in a convenient fashion.

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[0044] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the dosing dispenser of the present patent application can be affixed to widely known water dispensers (A) of the kind including a prismatic structure with an upper basis (1) that receives the replaceable drinking water container (not shown), and a front surface with a wide cavity (2) housing one hot water faucet (3), one cold water faucet (4) and a lower spillage collector (5) also acting as a cup supporting surface.

[0045]FIGS. 1 and 2 also show the water dispenser (A) with a powdered material dispenser as described in this application. Said dispenser is affixed to the lateral wall (6) and protrudes from the surface of the dispenser.

[0046] In the preferred embodiment, the powdered material dispenser comprises two dispensing units controlled by means of the knobs (7,8) and a lower tray (9) to support the cup in a cantilever fashion.

[0047] As shown specifically in FIG. 2, the dosing dispenser of the invention can be mounted on a lateral wall (6) o...

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Abstract

A dosing dispenser to be incorporated to water dispensers with the purpose of providing powdered material that, when mixed with water, is used for human consumption. Said dosing dispenser comprises at least one dispensing unit affixed to one lateral wall (6) of the water dispenser's structure (A) and consists of a receiving ring (13) for the powdered material container, which is placed and fixed in an inverted position, facing a powdered material feeding duct (16), wherein a valvular closing means is inserted and mounted on an induced arm (18) through the gib (26) that runs through the wall of the duct. Said duct is associated in one end by an expansion spring (25) to the control arm (23), which carries the stirring pin (19) plunging inside the container. The control arm in its other end is associated with a manual control knob (7) operated by the user. The receiving ring (13) is cylindrical and has an internal screw thread cooperating with the threaded bead of the powdered material container. Additionally, the valvular closing means is a disk-like plate (24) cooperating with the induced arm of the powdered material feeding duct (16).

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[0001] Said duct consists of two co-axial cylindrical sections (14, 16) joined by two screws (27). [0002] The present patent application has as main object a dosing dispenser for powdered or granulated material to be mounted on a water dispenser that is specially built to be affixed to said water dispenser for improving its use and automating its service. [0003] More particularly, the present patent application protects a dosing dispenser created for delivering powdered material which, when mixed with water, is used for human consumption. This invention is used to provide coffee, coffee with milk, or the like, as well as sugar or any powder sweetener that, when mixed with water, result in widely used beverages or infusions. [0004] The present invention is also useful for dispensing fixed doses of soup, stock, yerba mate, tea, juice and similar products, all of which are provided in granules or powder specifically prepared to be consumed by users by mixing them with cold or hot water...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D88/54
CPCB67D3/00A47J31/404
Inventor BOSI, MAURICIO ALBERTO
Owner TALLERES REUNIDOS ITAL ARGENTINO
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