Powder dispensing apparatus

摘要

A powder dispensing apparatus having a button assembly and a container, wherein the button assembly is removable from the container. The button assembly comprises a button housing and a button. The container has a flow control valve stabilizer with a flow control valve extending through the flow control valve stabilizer and into a dispensing opening at the bottom of the container to close the dispensing opening. Pushing the button on top of the dispenser into the button housing will cause the flow control valve to open the dispensing opening to deliver as much of the ingredients in the dispenser as the user desires. Releasing the button will cause the flow control valve to automatically close the dispensing opening.

主权项

1. A powder dispensing apparatus, comprising:
a) a button assembly and a container, wherein said button assembly is removable from said container; b) said button assembly having a button housing and a button; c) said container having a flow control valve stabilizer at a first end of said container; d) a flow control valve extending through said flow control valve stabilizer and into a dispensing opening at a second opposite end of said container to close said dispensing opening, wherein said flow control valve is biased to extend into said dispensing opening; e) said button causing said flow control valve to move out of said dispensing opening, thereby opening said dispensing opening, when said button is pushed into said button housing, wherein said button is biased to extend out of said button housing; f) said flow control valve extending through a flow control valve spring, said flow control valve having a spring support which positions said flow control valve spring between said flow control valve stabilizer and said spring support to bias said flow control valve into said dispensing opening to close said dispensing opening; and g) said button housing having two levers, each of said levers having a spring arm, a button arm, and a flow control valve arm, wherein each of said spring arms are connected to a button housing spring which biases said spring arms towards each other so that said button arms are biased to engage said button and to extend said button out of said button housing, and said flow control arms are biased to rotate away from a knob on a first end of said flow control valve, said first end of said flow control valve extending into said button housing, wherein when said button is pushed into said button housing said button arms are rotated towards said container, said flow control valve arms rotated towards said knob to push said knob towards said button and pull a second opposite end of said flow control valve out of said dispensing opening, and said spring arms are rotated away from each other so that said button housing spring is stretched and said flow control valve spring is compressed.