Patent ID: 7584842

Claim:
A dispensing device for location at an opening to an associated receptacle, comprising: a closure assembly comprising an outer lid, and an inner sleeve positioned within said outer lid, said assembly being configured for mounting at the opening of the associated receptacle, said lid including a compartment, positioned inwardly of said inner sleeve, which is positionable at the opening when the assembly of the outer lid and the inner sleeve is located at the opening and attached to the receptacle, said assembly including an openable seal which initially closes said compartment of said lid, said device including a movable projection arrangement for cutting said openable seal attendant to initial removal of said closure assembly from said receptacle, during which initial removal said outer lid rotates relative to said inner sleeve, said projection arrangement including a support member on an inside surface of said inner sleeve, and a movable cutter hingedly joined to said support member for cutting engagement with said openable seal, said projection arrangement further including an engagement portion, joined integrally with said moveable cutter for hinging, pivotal movement therewith relative to said support member, said engagement portion being positioned between an outside surface of said compartment, and an inside surface of said inner sleeve, said cutter being positioned inwardly of said engagement portion for engagement of said cutter with said openable seal, said engagement portion being engageable with a protrusion on the outside surface of said compartment during initial removal of said closure assembly from said receptacle as said outer lid rotates relative to said inner sleeve, engagement of said engagement portion with said protrusion acting to pivotally move said engagement portion and said cutter in unison, so that said cutter engages and cuts said openable seal and at least partially detaches said openable seal from said compartment, with further rotation of said outer cap relative to said inner sleeve causing said cutter to further engage and cut said openable seal, said assembly of said outer lid and inner sleeve being removable together from said receptacle after contents of said compartment have been dispensed into said receptacle.