Closure

A closure usable with a container for dispensing pills, capsules and the like, said closure being characterized by a one-way valve member for enclosing the container, said valve member including a valved passage means through a wall thereof for opening to permit dispensing from the container when said container is in an active dispensing orientation and for closing to prevent access to the container when said container is in an inactive non-dispensing orientation, a rotary system for assisting in the dispensing operation, said rotary system including an upper cap member and a bottom member, said upper cap member including a wall positioned above the wall of the one-way valve member through which the valved passage extends and including an egress passage therethrough, said bottom member being located beneath the wall through which the valved passage extends and being keyed to rotate with the upper cap member, said bottom member including a laterally projecting section aligned with the egress passage in the upper cap member for overlying the bottom of the valved passage when the egress passage of the upper cap member is aligned with the valved passage of the one-way valve member, said upper cap member and said bottom member being keyed to move axially as a unit relative to the one-way valve member, said one-way valve member and bottom member including cooperating surfaces adapted to engage each other for preventing relative rotation between the one-way valve member and the rotary system when the upper cap member and bottom member are in a first axial position relative to the one-way valve member, and for disengaging to permit relative rotation between the one-way valve member and the rotary system when the upper cap member and bottom member are in a second axial position relative to said one-way valve member and compressible means for normally biasing the upper cap member and bottom member into said first axial position.