Claims
- 1. A powder dispenser for supplying a predetermined amount of powder comprising:
- a tubular casing having opposite ends;
- a powder chamber for containing a powder disposed within said tubular casing, said powder chamber having opposite ends;
- a nib attached at one end of said tubular casing and said powder chamber, said nib having means for holding a powder, and said nib communicating with said powder chamber;
- an actuator slidably attached to the other end of said tubular casing for actuating a rotary actuator means;
- a rotary actuator means for rotating a spiral member relative to said powder chamber, and attached to said tubular casing, said rotary actuator means including a rotary body and a rotary element, said rotary element being slidably and unrotatably engaged with said rotary body for rotary movement thereby;
- a spiral movement attached to said rotary element for rotation therewith and extending within said powder chamber for contacting and moving the powder in said powder chamber;
- advancing means in said tubular casing for incrementally rotatably advancing said rotary body for incrementally rotating said rotary element for incrementally rotating said spiral member for incrementally moving a predetermined amount of powder within said chamber toward said nib, and said rotary actuator means actuating said advancing means; and
- said actuator actuating said rotary actuator means for actuating said advancing means for incrementally rotatably advancing said rotary body for moving said rotary element for rotating said spiral member relative to said powder chamber for moving the powder within said chamber toward said nib for being delivered thereto.
- 2. A device as in claim 1, wherein said spiral member is sufficiently large for extending substantially the length and width of said powder chamber for contacting and moving the powder in substantially all areas of said powder chamber.
Priority Claims (5)
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60-256379 |
Nov 1985 |
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61-124780 |
May 1986 |
JPX |
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61-240560 |
Oct 1986 |
JPX |
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61-246896 |
Oct 1986 |
JPX |
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61-246897 |
Oct 1986 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division, of now abandoned application Ser. No. 929,809, filed Nov. 13, 1986, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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929809 |
Nov 1986 |
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