Patent ID: 8118040

Claim:
A container for supporting particulate matter, said container comprising: a base providing a chamber configured to receive particulate matter; a cover pivotably coupled to said base and movable relative to said base between a closed position and an open position; and a sifter supported at said base and including: a first member having at least one dispensing aperture extending therethrough and at least one of a projection and a notch; a second member having at least one dispensing aperture extending therethrough and at least one of the other of said projection and said notch, said projection being configured to be inserted into said notch for assembling said second member with said first member, said second member being movable between a first position in which said at least one dispensing aperture of said first member is at least partially out of alignment with said at least one dispensing aperture of said second member and a second position in which said at least one dispensing aperture of said first member is in greater alignment with said at least one dispensing aperture of said second member; said projection and said notch are at least partially out of alignment when said cover is in said open position; and when said cover moves from said closed position to said open position a biasing element coupled to said second member moves said second member from said first position to said second position relative to said first member.