Abstract: An automatic apparatus for metering spaghetti and the like including a spaghetti vessel having a bottom which can be displaced by a controlled driving device, the vessel being provided with an overflow rim adjoining a collecting bin, having a pouring outlet controlled by a shutter element.

Abstract: A spraying apparatus for discharging the contents of a valve-equipped aerosol can comprising: an elongated, hollow tube having a front and rear end; a front housing fixed to the tube at the front end, the front housing including a can holder comprising a hollow cylinder sized to receive an aerosol can; a bell crank pivotally mounted in the front housing; a trigger rod fixed to a first arm of the bell crank, an actuator rod fixed to a second arm of the bell crank and mounted within the first housing for longitudinal movement between a discharging position, and a non-discharging position; a biasing spring fixed between the trigger rod and a retaining wall in the front housing; a rear housing mounted to the rear end of the tube the rear housing including a grip portion; a trigger disposed within the rear housing and connected to the trigger rod for reciprocating horizontal movement between a discharging position and a non-discharging position; and a locking land disposed within the rear housing for frictionally

Abstract: The cable service comprises containers for condiments and a support and holding body member; each container is provided with a head member provided with a dihedral concave recess forming a first horizontal area, in which there is the spout or the orifices and a second vertical area. The support and holding body member, for each container, is provided with a front wall which is engaged by the second area and the front wall is limited at the bottom by a horizontal edge, immediately under which there is situated the first area, penetrating in the body member furthermore the body member is provided with complementary retaining means which preferably act on the lower portion of the container. This provides protection for the spout and orifices and prevents the containers from coming accidentally apart.

Abstract: A portioning dispenser for dispensing food items from bulk item containers is disclosed in which the dispenser can open and empty a bulk container and dispense a portion of its contents. In one embodiment, a container can be slit open and tipped on a pivotable platform to spill its contents to a feeder for further distribution while retaining a stack of unopened boxes thereabove. In some embodiments, the dispenser can discard an emptied container and replace it with an unopened container moved from a container hopper. In other embodiments, a vibrating feeder is used to shake emptied items into a transfer tray for weighing and dispensing. Additionally, a method for dispensing portions of bulk food items from bulk containers is disclosed which employs several of the steps mentioned above.