Food dispensing jar

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container for dispensing a viscous food product such as peanut butter. The container has a spiral groove in which a bottom fits into and can spiral upwards to dispense the product from the top of the container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container for a food product that is viscous comprising:
 a) a container having a cylindrical inside wall having a bottom of the inside wall defining an open bottom and a top of the inside wall defining an open top, the inside wall having a threaded surface extending continuously from the bottom of the wall to the top of the wall;   b) a rotatable circular base having a diameter which fits and is retained inside the container by a peripheral edge of the base adapted to engage the threaded surface, the base adapted and positioned to rotate by hand from the open bottom to the open top.   
     
     
         2 . The container according to  claim 1  wherein the container threads are female and the base having a male edge to fit the female threaded surface. 
     
     
         3 . The container according to  claim 1  wherein the container threads are male and the base having a female edge to fit the male thread threaded surface. 
     
     
         4 . The container according to  claim 1  which further has a top covering the open top. 
     
     
         5 . The container according to  claim 4  wherein the top is a screw on top. 
     
     
         6 . The container according to  claim 5  wherein the top has threads which mate with the container inside wall threads. 
     
     
         7 . The container according to  claim 1  where in the circular base has a bottom side fitted with a gripping surface to aid the rotation of the base by hand. 
     
     
         8 . The container according to  claim 7  wherein the gripping surface is an a plurality of gripping ridges. 
     
     
         9 . The container according to  claim 1  wherein there is a flexible seal ring on the base being slidably biased against the inside wall of the container. 
     
     
         10 . The container according to  claim 1  wherein there is a sealing lip on the lower inside edge of the container.