Patent ID: 7438204
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: A01C,B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing cap for a container, comprising a first lid having a dispensing surface and a continuous skirt depending from a periphery thereof, wherein the dispensing surface is formed from at least one of a substantially transparent and translucent material and includes several apertures, and wherein a bead having spaced interruptions extends circumferentially around an inside wall of the skirt below the dispensing surface; a second lid having a second dispensing surface and a second skirt depending from a periphery thereof that is adapted to be inserted into and releasably held within the first lid, wherein the second dispensing surface includes several orifices; and a second bead extending circumferentially around the inside wall of the continuous skirt, wherein the second bead is spaced from a bottom end thereof and is adapted to prevent solid particles from traversing a space between an exterior wall of the second skin and the inside wall of the continuous skirt, wherein the first and second lids are rotatable a full 360° relative to one another, and wherein the at least one substantially transparent and translucent material of the first lid provides for the relative positioning of the first lid and the second lid to achieve a desired dispensing rate.