Patent ID: 8366027

Claim:
A dispenser for delivering granular materials comprising: a container assembly having an outer enclosure and an inner reservoir for containing a granular material, said enclosure having an opening for the outflow of material, said enclosure and reservoir defining a passageway therebetween; said inner reservoir defining a nozzle for the outflow of material; a metering cup disposed at one end of the enclosure and having an open end, the open end opposing said nozzle, the metering cup adapted to receive through the open end of the metering cup a controlled quantity of material directed from the reservoir and through the nozzle, when the container assembly is disposed in a first orientation, and for delivering the material to the passageway, when the container is disposed in a second orientation; and a control plug positioned within the metering cup for setting the quantity of material directed into the metering cup, wherein the control plug comprises a plug having an opening adjacent the nozzle to receive therethrough material from the nozzle.