Dispenser for compartmentalized constituents

- Mixtek System LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to the first embodiment of the present invention with the head portion of the dispenser partially open; and,

FIG. 7 is a front view of a dispenser for compartmentalized constituents according to a second embodiment of the present invention with the head portion of the dispenser partially open.

In a first embodiment of the invention, the main body encases the separate containers. In a second embodiment of the invention, the main body of the dispenser is formed of the two separate containers as illustrated in FIG. 7. It being understood that the side and top views of the second embodiment are the same as the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dispenser for compartmentalized constituents, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D480960
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 2002
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 2003
Assignee: Mixtek System LLC (New York, NY)
Inventors: Richard Gray (New York, NY), Christopher Mears (Chester, NJ), Joel Wittkamp (Morrisville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Daniel Bui
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Venable LLP, Michael A. Gollin, Keith G. Haddaway
Application Number: 29/166,004
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/341
International Classification: 0903;