Patent ID: 6112942
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A cap for dispensing a single non-liquid form comprising:a circular base having a mouth and a channel, the mouth narrowing into said channel, which is located in the center of the base, the channel being larger in size than the single non-liquid form;two cantilevered spring arms annularly protruding from the base, away from the mouth, each spring arm terminating in a hooked end;a circular shaped hub having a plurality of cavities formed on the periphery of the hub, each cavity having rounded edges, said cavity being larger in size than the single, non-liquid form, the hub fitting securely within the annularly positioned spring arms such that the hub and spring arms lie in the same plane and the cavity can be aligned with the channel in the base, the cavity being locked into place when the rounded edges of the cavity are secured by the hooked ends of the spring arms;two discs, each disc having multiple scallops along the entire periphery of the disc, the discs having a larger diameter than the hub, the center of each disc being attached to the center of one side of the hub such that the disc is parallel to the hub and spring arms and, together, the discs sandwich the hub and the spring arms.