Patent ID: 6439442
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A01C,B65D

Abstract:
A lid to dispense material from a container having a mouth comprising:a main body mountable on the mouth of the container and having a circumferential edge, said main body including a material opening for receiving material moving through the mouth of the container; and a combination seal and dispenser movably mounted to said main body and having a sealing position whereat said seal and dispenser blocks material flow through said material opening and a dispensing position whereat material is allowed to flow through said mouth and said material opening, said seal and dispenser including a plurality of vane surfaces to direct material flowing through said opening outwardly from the lid; wherein said seal and dispenser includes a tube which has a proximal end with a tube entrance and a distal end with tube exit, said distal end is enlarged relative to said proximal end with said vane surfaces extending radially through said distal end to direct material flow radially outwardly; said 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 seal and dispenser located between said side walls and said diverging walls and is contained within said channel and said recess sealing said mouth and located within the circumferential edge when retracted, said seal and dispenser slidable to extend and project outwardly of said circumferential edge to locate said vane surfaces outwardly thereof.