Title: Apparatus for the metering and dispensing of products

Abstract: The invention provides apparatus for scooping a number of small articles or a small quantity of particulate material from a larger reservoir thereof, the volume of the amount scooped and therefore its quantity being regulated by adjusting the capacity of the scoop. In a preferred example of the invention a number of scoops work simultaneously in separate reservoirs and eject the scoopfuls into a common outlet when they are swept to a packaging point by a swift current of air.

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Inventors: Jones-Fenleigh, Edward J. (Oadby, GB)

Application Number: 779000
Filing Date: 1977-03-18
Publication_date: 1979-10-23
Assignee: Invicta Plastics Limited (Oadby, GB2)
Primary Class(es): 222/217 222/637
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1305726	Jun, 1919	Leonard et al.	302/25.
2383536	Aug, 1945	Elliott	222/217.
3312374	Apr, 1967	Whitlock	222/356.
3656518	Apr, 1972	Aronson	222/194.
3837540	Sep, 1974	Wagener	222/193.
3858763	Jan, 1975	Mack	222/193.
3913795	Oct, 1975	Coucher et al.	222/194.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Spar, Robert J.
Assistant Examiner: Bartuska, Francis J.
Attorney: Brown; Charles E.