Patent ID: 7681763

Claim:
A condiment container with a retractable pouring structure, said container comprising a housing body having at least one side wall, a bottom portion and a top portion, a pouring structure having a slider structure with a cap, said slider structure being shaped and dimensioned to slidably fit on said top portion so as to be slidable towards and away from said body, one of said top portion and said slider structure having a dispensing opening said pouring structure causing said dispensing opening to be unblocked when said slider structure is positioned away from said body, and causing said opening to be blocked when said slider structure is positioned towards said body, in which said housing side wall has a rotary lower portion mounted to rotate about the longitudinal axis of said housing, a measuring dispensing mechanism in said housing and a dispensing opening in said lower portion, means for drivably coupling said rotary lower portion of said housing to said dispensing mechanism, whereby pre-determined quantities of a condiment can be dispensed through the bottom of said housing by rotating said lower portion.