Patent ID: 9448096
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G01F

Claim Text:
1. In an apparatus for measuring and dispensing pourable material having a removable cap, the improvement of the cap comprising: a body having a cylindrical sidewall defining a primary axis, a first chamber and a second chamber separated longitudinally from one another by a radial panel extending transversely with respect to the primary axis, the radial panel defining an arcuate aperture allowing passage of the pourable material from the first chamber to the second chamber; a cylindrical sleeve member located coaxial with respect to the primary axis and sheathing an outer circumference of the cylindrical sidewall of the body, the cylindrical sleeve member defining a plurality of measuring compartments defined by dispensing chambers received within the second chamber of the cylindrical sidewall of the body, the cylindrical sleeve member rotatable with respect to the cylindrical sidewall of the body for aligning at least one of the plurality of measuring compartments with the arcuate aperture of the body for allowing pourable material flow therethrough for measuring a predetermined measured amount of the pourable material within measuring compartments aligned in fluid communication therewith; and a biasing spring engageable between the body and the sleeve member for biasing the sleeve member toward a predetermined home position with respect to the body with the radial panel closing access to the plurality of measuring compartments during dispensing of the predetermined measured amount of the pourable material.