Patent ID: 7207467

Claim:
A cap for a dispenser for solid granules, which cap comprises a top surface, a wall having internal threads, perforations for allowing the passage of the solid granules from the dispenser, which perforations cover approximately one-half of the top surface of the cap, a depending tag containing tactile and visually readable information identifying the contents of the dispenser, a measuring chamber extending from the neck on a side which is opposite the perforations, which measuring chamber comprises a bottom opening, a connecting rod inside the measuring chamber, which connecting rod has an upper portion, a bottom end and a top end, the bottom end of the connecting rod being connected to a closure, the top end of the connecting rod being connected to a push button, and the upper portion of the connecting rod extending out of the measuring chamber and being biased upwardly by a spring to keep the measuring chamber closed in normal conditions so that the connecting rod may be pushed down by light finger pressure on the push button to force the closure down and open the bottom opening to expel the contents of the measuring chamber.