Patent ID: 6976576

Claim:
A device for dispensing a controlled quantity of product comprising: a housing; a dispensing member having a dispensing cavity formed therein, said dispensing member being movable from a first position wherein said dispensing cavity is rendered inaccessible within said housing and a second position wherein said dispensing cavity is exterior of said housing to permit dispensing a product therefrom; and first and second cooperative locking means on both of said dispensing member and said housing, both of said first and second locking means being operative such that when said dispensing member is in said first position with said dispensing cavity within said housing, said first locking means function to maintain the dispensing member and housing in a locked relationship, said second locking means permitting limited movement between the dispensing member and housing while maintaining a locking relationship such that when said first locking means are moved from a locked to an unlocked position, said second locking means remain locked.