| CPC G01F 11/262 (2013.01) [A47G 19/34 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
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1. A system for dispensing a flowable solid, the system comprising:
a body comprising:
a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall;
a storage volume defined at least in part by the front wall, the back wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall by the body;
an inlet;
an outlet disposed at a bottom of the body; and
a dosing chamber disposed between the storage volume and the outlet, the dosing chamber comprising a third side wall and a fourth side wall;
a dosing device disposed at least partially within the dosing chamber, the dosing device rotatable about a first horizontal axis extending parallel to the front wall between the first third side wall and the second fourth side wall, the dosing device comprising:
a central shaft extending along the first horizontal axis,
a plurality of walls extending radially outward from the central shaft,
a plurality of dosing volumes defined in part by the plurality of walls, wherein each dosing volume is configured to hold one dose of the flowable solid,
wherein the dosing device is configured to restrict flow of the flowable solid from the storage volume to the outlet,
wherein the dosing device is configured to rotate incrementally about the first horizontal axis such that one dose of the flowable solid is dispensed through the outlet with each incremental rotation,
a handle coupled to the body, the handle configured to move between a first position and a second position, the handle comprising a bar extending parallel to the front wall, and the handle configured to rotate about a second horizontal axis that is parallel to and spaced apart from the first horizontal axis,
wherein the dosing device is configured to rotate through a single incremental rotation each time the handle moves from the first position to the second position to dispense a dose of the flowable solid, and
wherein the handle is directly coupled to the body.
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