Patent ID: 8827185

Claim:
A measuring dispenser comprising: a container having an end and an interior volume for holding granular material to be dispensed; and a dispensing structure proximate the end of the container, the dispensing structure having a first member having a plurality of first member dispensing apertures in communication with the interior volume, a second member having a plurality of second member dispensing apertures, each second member dispensing aperture forming a chamber for holding granular material, and a third member having a plurality of third member dispensing apertures, in communication with the exterior of the measuring dispenser; the second member located between the first and third members and rotatable relative to the first and third members, the first member dispensing apertures and the third member dispensing apertures positioned such that the second member can be rotated to selectively align the first member dispensing apertures with the second member dispensing apertures permitting granular material in the first member dispensing apertures to move into the second member dispensing apertures and with the third member dispensing apertures permitting granular material in the second member dispensing apertures to move through the third member dispensing apertures, and a plurality of baffle members above the first member for pushing granular materials into the first member dispensing apertures.