Abstract A dispenser includes a container with the top having a pouring aperture and a plurality of sifting apertures disposed thereabout. A spout is pivotably secured to the top of the container so that when the sifting apertures are open the pouring aperture is sealed off, and when the pouring aperture is open the sifting apertures are sealed off. More particularly, the spout contains a front piece located outside the container and an integral flange extending therein. When the flange is aligned with the sifting apertures, thus sealing them off, the front piece is in an upright position relative to the pouring aperture, thereby permitting salt to pour out. When the front piece is pivoted to a closed position, thereby sealing the pouring aperture, the flange inside the container is brought out of alignment with the sifting apertures, thus opening them up.
A dispenser for pouring or sifting granular material comprising: a container having a surface provided with a pouring aperture and a plurality of sifting apertures disposed in said surface in spaced relationship to said pouring aperture; a spout, having a front piece, pivotably secured to said surface adapted, when in a first position of pivotal adjustment, to overlie and seal off said pouring aperture; sidewalls extending from said front piece; and flange means secured to at least one of said sidewalls inside said container adapted to engage and seal off said sifting apertures when said front piece is in a second position of pivotal adjustment, said pouring aperture being unsealed when said front piece is in said second position and said sifting apertures being unsealed when said front piece is in said first position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A dispenser for pouring or sifting granular material comprising: a container having a surface provided with a pouring aperture and a plurality of sifting apertures disposed in said surface in spaced relationship to said pouring aperture; a spout, having a front piece, pivotably secured to said surface adapted, when in a first position of pivotal adjustment, to overlie and seal off said pouring aperture; sidewalls extending from said front piece; and flange means secured to at least one of said sidewalls inside said container adapted to engage and seal off said sifting apertures when said front piece is in a second position of pivotal adjustment, said pouring aperture being unsealed when said front piece is in said second position and said sifting apertures being unsealed when said front piece is in said first position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The dispenser recited in claim 1, wherein said flange means comprise a pair of flanges extending perpendicularly from said sidewalls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The dispenser recited in claim 1, wherein said front piece includes a raised, tapered end for lifting said spout when said front piece is in said first position of pivotal adjustment.