Patent ID: 8251256

Claim:
A method of dispensing a controlled quantity of a granular material from a dispenser composed of a container assembly having an outer enclosure and an inner reservoir containing granular material, said enclosure having an opening for the outflow of material, said enclosure and reservoir defining a passageway therebetween, said inner reservoir having a reservoir opening for the outflow of material from the reservoir and a metering cup disposed at one end of the enclosure and having an open end opposing said reservoir opening and a baffle including a generally annular baffle ring positioned within the metering cup, comprising: positioning the container assembly in a first orientation to direct a controlled quantity of material from the reservoir through the reservoir opening and into the metering cup; stabilizing the quantity of material directed into the cup by contacting the material with the baffle ring; and positioning the container assembly in a second orientation to deliver the controlled quantity of material from the metering cup to the passageway and to direct the material through the passageway and out the enclosure opening.