Patent ID: 7201288

Claim:
A dispensing device for selectively dispensing a substance comprising: a container defining a chamber for storing the substance; a lid element including: a lower lid portion attachable to the container, the lower lid portion defining at least one lower orifice, the lower lid portion having an upwardly-extending column member with a head portion located in a center region of the lower lid portion, wherein the column member includes a base portion and the head portion connected by a neck portion, at least a portion of the neck portion having an outer radial dimension that is smaller than an outer radial dimension of the base portion and the head portion; and an upper lid portion configured to be rotatably mounted on the lower lid portion via, and below the head portion of, the column member, the upper lid portion defining at least one upper orifice, wherein the upper lid portion is rotatable relative to the lower lid portion to a closed position at which the upper orifice is misaligned with the lower orifice, and wherein the upper lid portion is rotatable relative to the lower lid portion to an open position at which the upper orifice is aligned with the lower orifice for dispensing the substance.