Don Walker

US Patent:

60419792, Mar 28, 2000

Filed:

Apr 20, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/063467

Inventors:

Edward S. Robbins - Florence AL
Don B. Walker - Florence AL
Harry L. Raney - Russellville AL
Joseph B. Swann - Florence AL

International Classification:

G01F 1128
B65D 4700

US Classification:

222434

Abstract:

A cap for dispensing material from a container defining an interior portion, including a housing capable of attachment to the container and including a translucent region, and defining an aperture, a first opening, and a second opening, and a spout member disposed through the aperture and defining a transfer compartment, having a first end and a second end and defining an inlet orifice at the first end and an outlet orifice at the second end, the spout member rotatably movable with respect to the housing between a first position where the inlet orifice is disposed to generally align with the first opening and communicate with the interior portion and the outlet orifice is disposed within and closed by the housing whereby material within the container may be transferred from the interior portion into the transfer compartment through the inlet orifice but material may not be dispensed from the container, and a second position where the inlet orifice is disposed within and closed by the housing and the outlet orifice is generally aligned with the second opening whereby material within the transfer compartment may be dispensed from the cap through the outlet orifice but material within the container may not be transferred into the transfer compartment, the second end including a translucent portion for alignment with the translucent region, permitting visual determination of a quantity of material within the transfer compartment prior to dispensing.