Device for opening and dispensing contents of packets

摘要

A device for opening a sealed flexible packet and for dispensing its contents has a flexible body that allows a user to dispense a product from a sealed packet with the use of only one hand. The device has a body with a flexible a flexible outer wall defining a slot into which a user can place a sealed packet. The inner surface of the body has blades that pierce the packet when the body is squeezed around the packet. Further squeezing of the body causes the contents of the packet to be dispensed through openings in the body. The body is spring biased to a position to facilitate loading a packet, unloading the packet after dispensing the product, and replacing it with a sealed packet, all with the use of only one hand. Tabs at the end of the body help keep it upright during loading and unloading.

主权项

1. A device for effecting opening of a rectangular sealed flexible packet, said device being configured for dispensing pourable contents therefrom using only one hand, said device comprising:
a body having a flexible outer wall, said outer wall further comprising a front wall and a rear wall, said body having a first open end and a second open end; said outer wall defining a slot between said front wall and said rear wall; said front wall and rear wall being connected so that said body laterally encircles said slot, said body being biased to a first configuration in which said front and rear walls are spaced apart for slidably receiving a packet into said slot, wherein a sealed flexible packet may be placed through said first end of said body and into said slot while said device is stable and stationary on a flat plane when said body is in said first configuration; and at least one blade located on said body near said second end and projecting inwardly so that said at least one blade is capable of puncturing a packet that has been placed within said body; wherein flexing said outer wall by forcing at least a portion of said front wall towards said rear wall causes said at least one blade to puncture said packet, said body being capable of being flexed further to dispense pourable contents from said packet.