Patent ID: 6854615

Claim:
A device for selectively dispensing a liquid comprising: a container defining a chamber for storing the liquid; a lid element including: a lower lid portion attachable to the container, the lower lid portion defining two lower orifices, the lower lid portion having an upwardly-extending column member located in a center region of the lower lid portion, the column member having a sloping surface; an upper lid portion configured to be rotatably mounted on the lower lid portion via the column member, the upper lid portion defining two upper orifices, wherein the upper lid portion is rotatable relative to the lower lid portion to a closed position at which both upper orifices are misaligned with both lower orifices, and wherein the upper lid portion is rotatable relative to the lower lid portion to a first open position at which a first one of the upper orifices is aligned with a first one of the lower orifices for dispensing the substance and to a second open position at which a second one of the upper orifices is aligned with a second one of the lower orifices for dispensing the substance; a sliding element positionable on a top surface of the upper lid portion, wherein the sliding element has a sloped surface that is configured, upon movement of the sliding element relative to the column member, to gradually engage the sloping surface of the column member so as to progressively press the upper lid portion towards the lower lid portion.