Patent ID: 6948641

Claim:
A measuring and dispensing apparatus for distributing measured amounts of a material from a container having a threaded open top end to which said apparatus may be removably attached, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, a partition wall being positioned between said top and bottom walls for dividing said housing into a top portion and a bottom portion, a plurality of radial walls being attached to and extending between said top wall and said partition wall such that a plurality of cavities are defined in said top portion, each of said cavities extending upwardly through said top wall and downwardly through said partition wall such that a plurality of top openings and bottom openings are defined; a cover member being rotatably coupled to said top wall of said housing and covering each of said top openings, said cover member having a dispensing hole extending therethrough; a disc having a peripheral edge, an upwardly extending lip being attached to and extending along said peripheral edge, said upwardly extending lip having an outer edge having an inwardly extending peripheral flange attached thereto, said peripheral flange being positioned within a peripheral groove in said housing such that said disc is rotationally coupled to said housing, said disc having a filling hole extending therethrough; and a collar adapted for releasably attaching said disc to the open top end of the container.