Abstract: Dispenser and methods of dispensing substances is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing configured to receive a packet comprising at least one collapsible cavity containing at least one substance, a support member positioned in the housing, the support member having a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a wedge coupled to the support member, the wedge configured to move in a plane substantially parallel within the longitudinal axis of the housing, the wedge receiving a force directed substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and a reciprocating actuator coupled to the housing and engagable with the support member, the actuator moveable between a first position and a second position whereby the wedge advances a single predetermined increment collapsing a portion of the cavity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 3, 2011
Date of Patent:
November 3, 2015
Assignee:
Elix, LLC
Inventors:
David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Eileen Ventura, Kristin L. Benokraitis, Matthew R. Penny