Patent ID: 8839803

Claim:
A rotationally controlled cosmetic powder dose dispenser for dispensing powdered cosmetic in a controlled manner, the cosmetic powder dose dispenser comprising: a sifter housing with a bottom wall and a peripheral wall; a sifter cup pivotally retained by the sifter housing wherein the sifter cup has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that cooperate to define an open inner volume for retaining a volume of cosmetic powder; at least one aperture disposed in the bottom wall of the sifter housing and at least one aperture disposed in the bottom wall of the sifter cup wherein the at least one aperture in the bottom wall of the sifter cup can be selectively disposed in alignment with the at least one aperture in the bottom wall of the sifter housing to permit a volume of cosmetic powder to be dispensed from the open inner volume of the sifter cup and wherein the at least one aperture in the bottom wall of the sifter cup can be selectively disposed out of alignment with the at least one aperture in the bottom wall of the sifter housing to prevent cosmetic powder from being dispensed from the open inner volume of the sifter cup; and a sifter jar removably coupled to the sifter housing wherein the sifter jar has an open inner volume for receiving cosmetic powder dispensed from the open inner volume of the sifter cup; a cap and means for selectively engaging the cap with the sifter cup in a closed configuration; wherein the sifter housing has a shoulder ring that projects radially from a mid-portion of the peripheral wall and an outer cylindrical wall that projects from the outer edge of the shoulder ring to define an outer peripheral wall surface of the cosmetic powder dose dispenser and to define a torroidal shape between the outer cylindrical wall and the peripheral wall of the sifter housing, wherein the sifter jar has an annular rim received into the torroidal shape, and wherein the sifter housing, the sifter cup, the sifter jar, and the cap are configured with the outer cylindrical wall of the of the sifter housing defining an exposed external surface that may be touched and actuated by a user to permit a volume of cosmetic powder to be dispensed from the open inner volume of the sifter cup or to prevent cosmetic powder from being dispensed from the open inner volume of the sifter cup including when the sifter housing, the sifter cup, the sifter jar, and the cap are assembled and in the closed configuration.