Dispenser cap

Claim 2

A dispenser cap unit, including a cap member constructed to close an opening from a container such as a jar, bottle, can or the like, said cap member having an opening through which contents of the container may be moved, a dial member rotatively adjustable on said cap member and having at its underside a plurality of pockets selectively aligned with the opening in said cap member by a selective relative rotation of said dial member whereby on tipping said container the selected pocket may be loaded therefrom through said opening, other means interposed between said cap member and said dial member rOtatively operable to close the opening in said cap member and providing a discharge passage for channeling from said cap unit the contents of a loaded pocket, said interposed means being rotatively adjustable simultaneously to trap a precise portion of the contents of the container in a selected pocket and to expose the contents of the selected pocket to said discharge passage, said interposed means including a peripheral rimming portion mounting the same on said cap member for oscillatory motion relative to said cap member and to said dial member, said interposed means providing a portion paralleling the top surface of said cap member and disposing intermediate said top surface and said pockets, said parallel portion having a load opening adapted to alternately align with and misalign with the opening in said cap member under oscillatory rotative adjustment of said interposed means, said interposed means further having in its rimming portion a dump opening forming said discharge passage which is angularly displaced from the opening in said parallel portion and adapted to position in communicating relation with a selected pocket in alternating relation with said load opening.

Claim 3

A dispenser cap unit, including a portion constructed to close an opening from a container such as jar, bottle, can or the like, said portion having an opening through which contents of the jar may be moved, means mounting in connection with said portion providing a plurality of pockets selectively positioning to be loaded through said opening, means operative to selectively close said opening by a rotational adjustment thereof, and means defining a discharge passage for channeling from said cap unit the contents of a loaded pocket, said portion of said cap unit being provided by a cap element including a bridging portion having a top surface transverse to its central axis through which there is said opening for communicating said container contents with the interior of said cap unit, said means operative to selectively close said opening by rotational adjustment being a second cap-like element mounted on said first mentioned cap element and having a bridging portion in adjacent parallel relation to the said top surface of said first mentioned cap element and an upstanding flange peripherally thereof, there being a trough opening in said bridging portion of said second mentioned cap element movable therewith to be aligned and misaligned relative to said opening in said first mentioned cap element and a further opening in said flange angularly displaced from the last mentioned opening in said second cap element, said means providing said plurality of said pockets having in connection therewith control means for its relative rotary adjustment and wall structure dependent and forming with said flange and with said bridging portion of said second mentioned cap element said pockets, in a circumferential series thereof of different volumetric capacity, said control means being adjustable to position a selected pocket at a location over the opening in said first mentioned cap element, and said second mentioned cap element being rotatably adjustable between load and dump positions in which the opening therein through said bridging portion thereof and the opening in the flange thereof constituting said discharge passage are positioned respectively to provide for charging a pocket and for discharge thereof.

Claim 4

A dispenser cap unit, including a portion constructed to close an opening from a container such as jar, bottle, can or the like, said portion having an opening through which contents of the jar may be moved, means mounting in connection with said portion providing a plurality of pockets selectively positioning to be loaded through said opening, means operative to selectively close said opening by a rotational adjustment thereof, and means defining a discharge passage for channeling from said cap unit the contents of a loaded pocket, said portion of said cap unit being provided by a cap element including a bridging portion having a top surface transverse to its central axis through which there is said opening for communicating said container contents with the interior of said cap unit, said means operative to selectively close said opening by rotational adjustment being a second cap-like element mounted on said first mentioned cap element and having a bridging portion in adjacent parallel relation to the said top surface of said first mentioned cap element and an upstanding flange peripherally thereof, there being a trough opening in said bridging portion of said second mentioned cap element movable therewith to be aligned and misaligned relative to said opening in said first mentioned cap element and a further opening in said flange angularly displaced from the last mentioned opening in said second cap element, said means providing said plurality of said pockets having in connection therewith control means for its relative rotary adjustment and wall structure dependent and forming with said flange and with said bridging portion of said second mentioned cap element said pockets, in a circumferential series thereof of different volumetric capacity, said control means being adjustable to position a selected pocket at a location over the opening in said first mentioned cap element, and said second mentioned cap element being rotatably adjustable between load and dump positions in which the opening therein through said bridging portion thereof and the opening in the flange thereof constituting said discharge passage are positioned respectively to provide for charging a pocket and for discharge thereof.

Claim 5

A dispenser cap unit according to claim 2 characterized by a cylindrical projection on said first mentioned cap element disposing axially thereof and said control means rotatably mounting thereof with a friction fit and said second mentioned cap element freely disposing on said first mentioned cap element for oscillatory motion, as required.

Claim 6

A dispenser cap unit according to claim 2 characterized by biasing means stressed by adjustment of said second mentioned cap element from a Load position to Dump position and arranged to apply a resilient force for return of said second mentioned cap elemenT to Load position.

Claim 7

A cap unit according to claim 4 characterized by said biasing means comprising a flexible spring finger anchored relatively to said first mentioned cap element and disposing in a slot formed in said second mentioned cap element.

Claim 8

A cap unit according to claim 5 characterized by an upstanding cylindrical projection on said first mentioned cap element providing a mount for said second mentioned cap element and said control means, the latter of which includes a dial member for selectively orienting one of said pockets in a Load position, said flexible spring finger being installed to project laterally of said projection.

Claim 9

A dispenser cap unit according to claim 2 wherein the control means includes a dial member and said wall structure dependent therefrom comprises a plurality of spaced radially directed pocket walls of a length substantially to contact the inner surface of said flange, the space between adjacent pairs of pocket walls being differentially filled to very the effective open space between said walls and thereby to vary the volumetric capacity of said pockets which are defined thereby.

Claim 10

A dispenser cap according to claim 2 characterized by means substantially limiting said second mentioned cap element to oscillatory motion between said Load and Dump positions.

Claim 11

A dispenser cap unit, including a portion constructed to close an opening from a container such as a jar, bottle, can or the like, said portion having an opening through which contents of the jar may be moved, means mounting in connection with said portion and adjustable relatively thereto providing a plurality of pockets selectively positioning to be loaded through said opening, other means mounting in connection with said portion operative to selectively close said opening by a relative rotational adjustment thereof separately of said pocket positioning means, and means defining a discharge passage through said other means positionable at a selected pocket for channeling from said cap unit the contents of a selected loaded pocket.

Claim 12

A dispenser cap unit, including a portion constructed to close an opening from a container such as a jar, bottle, can or the like, said portion having an opening through which contents of the jar may be moved, means mounting in connection with said portion and adjustable relatively thereto providing a plurality of pockets selectively positioning to be loaded through said opening, other means mounting in connection with said portion operative to selectively close said opening by a relative rotational adjustment thereof separately of said pocket positioning means, and means defining a discharge passage through said other means positionable at a selected pocket for channeling from said cap unit the contents of a selected loaded pocket.

Claim 13

A dispenser cap unit according to claim 14, wherein said portion closing the opening from the container is a cap member through an opening in which contents of the container may be moved, said pocket positioning means including a dial member rotatively adjustable on said cap member and having at its underside said pockets adapted to be selectively aligned with the opening in said cap member by a selective relative rotation of said dial member, said means operative to selectively close said opening in said cap member being interposed between said cap member and said dial member and rotatively operative selectively to separate a pocket loaded with the container contents from the container to provide for discharge of the pocket contents through said discharge passage.

Claim 14

A dispenser cap unit according to claim 10, wherein said interposing means is rotatively adjustable to and between load and dump positions in the former of which it opens communication between said opening in said cap member and a selectively positioned pocket and closes said pocket from communication with said discharge passage and in the latter of which it closes said opening from communication with a positioned pocket and opens said pocket to communication with said discharge passage.

Claim 15

A dispenser cap unit according to claim 11, wherein said interposing means comprises a flat planar portion superposing on said cap member and having a load opening aligned and misaligned relatively to the opening in said cap member by rotative adjustment to the said interposing means, said interposing means further including a flange-like rim portion having an opening constituting said discharge passage and angularly offset relatively to said load opening.