Patent ID: 8657155
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A cap for a container, the cap configured for mounting over an opening in the container and for dispensing controlled quantities of items held in said container, wherein said cap has an upper surface, a lower end and a channel extending from the upper surface to the lower end, said channel providing a passageway through said cap and sized to allow for a predetermined quantity of items within the container to be transferred through an exit port in an upper portion of the cap to a space exterior to said cap, the cap further comprising: a) a lid integral with and covering at least an upper portion of the cap, said lid moveable from a closed position to an open position by a hinged connection, the lid in its closed position preventing the dispensing of items from within the passageway and in its open position allowing dispensing of at least one item from within the passageway through the exit port, and b) a moveable gate that is operable, in a first orientation, to at least partially block the passageway to prevent movement of the item there through and, in a second orientation provided by movement of the lid to an open position, unblocking the passageway to allow a single item, or a preset multiple of items, to pass there through when the container with cap is oriented for content delivery.