US 12,075,933 B2
Volumetric measurement based apparatus for dispensing spice
Abhishek Ganesh, Mumbai (IN); Yatinkumar Varachhia, Gujarat (IN); Khushal Patel, Gujarat (IN); and Venkatesh Puttaswamy, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to EUPHOTIC LABS PRIVATE LIMITED, Bengaluru (IN)
Appl. No. 17/441,377
Filed by EUPHOTIC LABS PRIVATE LIMITED, Bengaluru (IN)
PCT Filed May 12, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/054464
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/260967, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201941025979 (IN), filed on Jun. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0167768 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. A47G 19/34 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 19/34 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for dispensing powdered spice, the apparatus comprising:
a body with an inner cavity, the inner cavity being funnel shaped towards a dispensing end of the apparatus and configured to store the powdered spice;
a first hole provided at a narrow end of the inner cavity;
a lever provided with a slot, the lever configured to slide angularly under the inner cavity in a lever space, the lever space being isolated from the inner cavity, wherein movement of the lever allows the slot to at least partially align with the first hole;
an outer hole provided on the body, the outer hole configured to be misaligned with the first hole, wherein movement of the lever allows the slot to at least partially align with the outer hole; and
a motion mechanism coupled to the lever and configured to provide motion to the lever,
wherein, when the slot at least partially aligns with the first hole, at least a portion of the powdered spice is received by the slot in the lever, wherein, when the lever moves from a location of the first hole towards a location of outer hole, at least a portion of the powdered spice is carried by the lever to the outer hole to dispense the powdered spice from the body, and wherein the motion mechanism is configured to control an extent of alignment of the first hole and the slot by controlling the movement of the lever to enable a specified quantity of the powdered spice to be dispensed.