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Dispensing cap

  • US 9,434,519 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2014
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dispensing cap comprising:

  • a dispensing member in a top of the dispensing cap, the dispensing member including an aperture defining a dispensing member opening;

    a static plug centrally positioned within the dispensing member;

    a dispensing cap body havingan upper cylindrical collar having an upper cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall,a lower cylindrical collar having a first lower cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall and a second lower cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall, anda storage tube inside of the dispensing cap body and configured to store liquid or powder contents, the storage tube having a storage tube outer threaded side wall arranged to threadedly engage the first lower cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall and the upper cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall;

    wherein the upper cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall rotates in a clockwise and a counterclockwise direction, the upper cylindrical collar having a textured surface thereby providing a gripping mechanism for rotating the upper cylindrical collar in threaded engagement with the storage tube;

    wherein the second lower cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall rotates in a clockwise and a counterclockwise direction around an upper outer surface of a container, wherein the lower cylindrical collar is in threaded engagement with the storage tube and upper outer surface; and

    a seal disposed at a bottom of the storage tube and arranged to prevent a release of the storage tube liquid or powder contents,wherein the clockwise rotation and threaded engagement of the storage tube with the lower cylindrical collar and the upper cylindrical collar releases the seal from the storage tube such that rotational forces aided by gravitational forces dispense the liquid or powder contents out keyways of the storage tube into the container;

    wherein;

    the upper cylindrical collar is rotatable in the clockwise direction in relation to the container to cause the storage tube outer threaded side wall, the first lower cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall, and the upper cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall to threadedly engage while releasing the seal away from a locked position; and

    the upper cylindrical collar is rotatable in the counterclockwise direction in relation to the container to cause the storage tube outer threaded side wall, the first lower cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall, and the upper cylindrical collar inner threaded side wall to disengage while moving the seal to the locked position.

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