Patent ID: 7882987

Claim:
A kitchen dispenser for storing and dispensing dry goods, the dispenser comprising: a canister having a front portion, a back portion and a lid repeatably and releasably coupled together, wherein an open space is defined between the front portion, rear portion and lid; an aperture in a bottom side of the front portion; a movable dispensing mechanism coupled to the bottom portion of the canister, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a variable measurement device corresponding to the aperture in the bottom side of the front portion, the dispensing mechanism moveable between a dispensing position and a filling position, wherein in the filling position, the measurement device is aligned with the aperture for receiving dry goods stored within the open space of the canister and in the dispensing position, the measurement device is external to the canister; and a scraper plate coupled to the bottom side of the front portion, the scraper plate in contact with a top side of the dispensing mechanism during movement between the filling and dispensing positions, wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises a leveling plate coupled to a top surface of the dispensing mechanism, the leveling plate being in contact with the scraper plate.