Patent ID: 6269983
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A dispenser for sprinkling a preset quantity of a granulated material, such as table salt, comprising:a reservoir for storing granulated material, the reservoir having an opening therein;an enclosure encasing the reservoir, a passageway being defined therebetween;a metering cup positioned adjacent to the reservoir opening for receiving and measuring a quantity of granulated material from the reservoir through the reservoir opening, the material depositing into the metering cup upon the enclosure being placed in its normal upright position with the metering cup positioned below the reservoir, the metering cup communicating with the passageway to direct the quantity of granulated material into the passageway upon inversion of the enclosure; anda collector positioned within the enclosure, the collector communicating with the passageway to receive the quantity of granulated material through the passageway upon inversion of the dispenser, the collector having an opening therein for directing the granulated material out of the enclosure.