WO2005113387A3 - A food container, dispensing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A food container (1; 101) for storing and dispensing an individual. Portion of semi-solid food stuffs. The container includes a hollow body member (5; 105) having a closed end. (11; 111), and a piston (7; 107) having an outlet (23; 123) formed therein, wherein the container (1; 101) is arranged to store the food stuff between the closed end (11; 111) of the body and the piston (7; 107), and the piston (7; 107) is arranged for sliding movement relative to the body (5; 105) such that the food stuff is dispensed from the container (1; 101) via the outlet (23; 123) in the piston when the separation between the piston (7; 107) and the closed end (11; 111) of the body is reduced. Apparatus (31; 231; 331) for dispensing a semi-solid food stuff from a food container (1; 101) having a hollow body (5; 105), a piston (7; 107) mounted in the body and an outlet (23; 123) formed in the piston. The apparatus includes a drive mechanism. (49; 249; 349) arranged to drive the piston into the body so that the food stuff is dispensed from the container (1.;101) through the outlet (23; 123), the drive mechanism (49; 249; 349) including a piston engagement member (47; 247 ;347) having an outlet through which the food stuff is dispensed.