Patent ID: 8210187

Claim:
A cosmetic powder dispenser, comprising in combination: a) housing structure forming upper, intermediate and lower compartments, the structure forming through openings in registering walls associated with the compartments, b) the housing structure including, upper and intermediate rotors whereby rotation of the upper rotor enables a metered quantity of powder to gravitate through a first of the through openings from the upper to the intermediate compartment, and whereby rotation of the intermediate rotor enables said metered quantity of powder to gravitate through an additional opening of said through openings from the intermediate compartment to the lower compartment, for use, c) the upper compartment defining said upper rotor which is rotatable on a central bearing spaced from and below a top wall defined by the upper compartment, d) the upper compartment guiding rotation of the intermediate compartment, e) the upper and intermediate compartments defining adjacent transverse upper and intermediate walls which are in rubbing contact about an axis of rotation defined by said bearing to block powder entry between said adjacent walls, said first opening intersecting said adjacent walls that are in rubbing contact, f) there being a third transverse wall directly below said intermediate wall and defining a further opening of said through openings that registers with said additional opening to pass powder to the lower compartment, there being only one powder passing opening in each wall, and g) an extended screen surface in the lower compartment to receive contact with powder gravitated into the lower compartment, for upward presentation to a user.