Lid with a slidable dispensing spout

A dispensing cover for covering a container of material and comprising:

• a lid with a circumferentially extending rim, said lid mountable to a container of material and having a hole through which material from the container may flow;
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• a tube having a material passage extending lengthwise through said tube and having a tube entrance and a tube exit, said tube slidably mounted to said lid and having a retracted position whereat said hole is sealed by said tube limiting material flow through said passage and having an extended position whereat material may flow from said container through said hole and said tube entrance, said tube entrance being aligned with said hole and said tube exit being located in an outward position relative to said rim when said tube is in said extended position allowing material to flow from said container through said passage and then through said tube exit outwardly of said rim, said tube sealing said hole and blocking flow of material therethrough when said tube entrance is spaced apart from said hole and said tube is in said retracted position, said tube exit being located inwardly from said outward position when said tube is in said retracted position;
• wherein said lid includes a guide wall which extends upwardly into said tube entrance toward said tube exit when said tube is in said retracted position and when said tube is in said extended position.

A spreader for spreading fluidized material comprising:

• a container for holding a fluidized material and having a top end with a mouth thereon through which material may flow;
• a lid main body removably mounted to said top end, said main body including a circumferentially located edge and a hole located inwardly thereof through which said material may flow from said mouth;
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• a tube slidably mounted to said lid main body having a passage including a tube entrance and a tube exit and a blocking wall extending therebetween, said tube having a retracted position whereat said blocking wall closes said mouth and blocks material flow therethrough and an extended position whereat said blocking wall is spaced apart from said mouth and said tube entrance is aligned with said hole allowing material flow from said container through said passage and outwardly therefrom through said tube exit located outwardly of said edge;
• wherein said lid main body includes a pair of parallel side walls forming an upwardly opening channel and a pair of diverging walls leading from said channel forming an upwardly opening recess enlarged relative to said channel, said tube located between said side walls and said diverging walls and is contained within said channel and recess sealing said hole and located within the edge when retracted, said tube slidable to extend and project outwardly of said edge to locate said tube exit outwardly thereof.