US 5,489,049 A · Dispensing cap with rotatable top

Abstract

A dispenser cap for discharging measured amounts of contents from a container includes a first peripheral skirt having upper and lower portions, the lower portion serving to secure the cap to a container. The upper skirt portion at least partially defines a dispensing chamber primarily in the upper portion of the first peripheral skirt, as further defined by a weir panel, the weir panel configured to provide a weir opening between the upper and lower cap skirt portions. A top for the cap includes a second peripheral skirt telescoped over and secured to the first peripheral skirt, wherein the first and second peripheral skirts have alignable first and second respective discharge apertures formed therein. The first discharge aperture in the first peripheral skirt is diametrically opposed to the weir opening so that additional container contents are not spilled into the dispensing chamber during dispensing of the measured amount.

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Dependent claims

A container and dispensing cap assembly for discharging measured amounts of contents from the container, the assembly comprising:

a container having an open upper end;
a dispenser cap removably secured to said open upper end, said dispenser cap having a rotatable top and peripheral skirt formed with a dispensing chamber therein, said chamber having a first opening at a lower end thereof to permit a measured amount of contents of the container to pass into said chamber, said first opening defined in part by a straight edge of a weir panel and in part by said peripheral skirt, said straight edge extending horizontally between peripherally spaced locations on said peripheral skirt, said chamber having a second opening at an upper end of said peripheral skirt and substantially diametrically opposite to said first opening to permit said measured amount to be discharged from said cap, and wherein said rotatable top is provided with means for opening and closing said second opening.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Dispensing cap with rotatable top

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Dispensing cap with rotatable top

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Abstract

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