US3760985A

US3760985A - Dispensing container

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Publication number: US3760985A
Application number: US00229663A
Authority: US
Inventors: J Bryan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1972-02-28
Filing date: 1972-02-28
Publication date: 1973-09-25
Anticipated expiration: 1990-09-25

Abstract

A dispensing container for cosmetic creams or lotions comprising a dispensing jar having an annular side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion, in conjunction with a disk-like actuator cover which is rotatably mounted on the jar and constitutes a closure member therefor. The jar has a fixed vertical partition extending radially from its center to the side wall, and also engaging the bottom wall. The actuator cover has a depending substantially perpendicular vane adapted to slidably engage the inner surfaces of the jar. The vane and partition, along with the jar and actuator cover define first and second chambers adapted to contain the product being dispensed. The actuator cover has dispensing orifices disposed on opposite sides of the vane, one orifice communicating with the first chamber and the other orifice communicating with the second chamber. Thus the contents of one chamber can be dispensed through one orifice when the cover is rotated in one direction, and the contents of the other chamber can be dispensed through the other orifice when the actuator is rotated in the opposite direction. In another embodiment, a tubular orifice member having a bore communicating with the interior of the jar extends above the upper surface of the actuator cover and is engaged and sealed by the sealing liner of a threaded closure cap which thus effects a simultaneous seal of the tubular member and the jar contents.

Description

United States Patent 1 91 Bryan [451 Sept. 25, 1973 DISPENSING CONTAINER [76] Inventor: James W. Bryan, 15 Madison Springs Dr., Madison, Conn. 06443 [22] Filed: Feb. 28, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 229,663

[52] US. Cl 222/136, 222/l44.5, 222/386, 220/221 [51] Int. Cl A45d 33/00 [58] Field of Search 222/130, 133, 142.6, ZZZ/144.5, 410, 386, 136, 144, 94, 139, 142.3; 220/20, 22.1

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,500,687 3/1950 Kamp et a]. 222/386 x 3,220,615 11/1965 Spatz 222/386 X 2,636,646 4/1953 Olsen 222/130 UX 2,890,816 6/1959 Horland ZZZ/142.3

Primary ExaminerRobert B. Reeves Assistant Examiner-Joseph J. Rolla Attorney-H. Gibner Lehmann comprising a dispensing jar having an annular side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion, in conjunction with a disk-like actuator cover which is rotatably mounted on the jar and constitutes a closure member therefor. The jar has a fixed vertical partition extending radially from its center to the side wall, and also engaging the bottom wall. The actuator cover has a depending substantially perpendicular vane adapted to slidably engage the inner surfaces of the jar. The vane and partition, along with the jar and actuator cover define first and second chambers adapted to contain the product being dispensed. The actuator cover has dispensing orifices disposed on opposite sides of the vane, one orifice communicating with the first chamber and the other orifice communicating with the second chamber. Thus the contents of one chamber can be dispensed through one orifice when the cover is rotated in one direction, and the contents of the other chamber can be dispensed through the other orifice when the actuator is rotated in the opposite direction. In another embodiment, a tubular orifice member having a bore communicating with the interior of the jar extends above the upper surface of the actuator cover and is engaged and sealed by the sealing liner of a threaded closure cap which thus effects a simultaneous seal of the tubular member and the jar contents.

9 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures DISPENSING CONTAINER BACKGROUND 'This invention relates to dispensing containers, and more particularly to containers of the type intended for dispensing pastes, lotions, creams and other substances of a similar viscous nature. In the past a number of dispensing containers comprising jars having fixed partitions in conjunction with rotatably mounted caps that carried or engaged movable vanes to effect the dispensing have been proposed and constructed; While many of the prior devices of this type operated satisfactorily, there were a number of drawbacks inherent in previous constructions. In cases where a single dispensing orifice was employed, the assembly of the cap to the jar was unduly complicated, since the vane carried by the cap had to be initially properly positioned (in most cases juxtaposed) with respect to the jar partition to permit proper dispensing of the cream or paste. In such constructions, the cap was rotated in only one direction from an initial position with respect to the jar in order to effect the dispensing operation. Still other devices were complex in that they had a number of moving parts, thus making assembly of the cap to the jar difficult or even impractical after the jar had been filled with the cream or lotion to be dispensed. In addition, prior devices of the type noted had no means for effecting a seal of the dispensing orifice when the dispenser was not in use, thus creating problems of leakage of the contents, particularly in cases where the dispensing container was stored or carried in a non-upright position.

SUMMARY The above drawbacks and disadvantages of prior dis pensing containers are overcome by the present invention which has for one object the provision of an improved dispensing container which is extremely simple in construction, has an absolute minimum number of moving parts, can be assembled with great facility, and can provide a more effective closure and seal of the contents of the container than was heretofore possible in the prior art constructions. A related object is the provision of a dispensing container which can be easily assembled after the cream or paste has been placed in the dispensing jars, without requiring critical prealignment or orientation of the parts to be assembled. The above objects are accomplished by a novel container comprising a dispensing jar having a fixed partition extending radially from the jar center toward an annular side wall portion thereof, and engaging the transverse bottom wall portion thereof, in conjunction with a unique actuator cover of disk-like configuration, rotatably mounted in the jar and having a rigid vane depending therefrom in a position substantially perpendicular'to the top of the cover. The vane is adapted to slidably engage the side walls and bottom of the jar as the cover is rotated with respect thereto. The partition and vane define first and second chambers within the jar. A pair of dispensing orifices in the actuator cover top are disposed on opposite sides of the vane and communicate with the chambers respectively. By such an arrangement, the contents of the first chamber can be dispensed through one orifice when'the actuator cover is rotated in one direction with respect to the jar, and the contents of the second chamber can be dispensed through the other orifice when the actuator cover is rotated in the other direction with respect to the jar. In

another embodiment of the invention, the actuator,

' invention:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the dispensing jar and actuator cover assembled thereto.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the dispensing jar, with the actuator cover and closure cap.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the actuator cover per se.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the dispensing jar per se, illustrating the fixed partition therein.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a vertical diametric sectional view of a dispensing jar constituting another embodiment of the invention which features a tubular, raised orifice member and a closure cap sealing the same.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the actuator cover of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7.

Referring first to FIGS. 1 and 2 there is illustrated a dispensing container generally designated by the nu meral 10, comprising an upright dispensing jar 12 having an annular upright side wall portion 14 and a transverse bottom wall portion 16. In accordance with the present invention the jar 12 is provided with a fixed partition 18 disposed in a vertical plane and extending radially from the center to the annular side wall portion 14 thereof, said partition engaging the transverse bottom wall portion 16 of the jar. An actuator cover 20 of disk-like configuration is provided, rotatably carried within and constituting a closure member for the jar. As can best be understood from FIG. 5, the actuator cover 20 is provided with a vane 22 which depends therefrom and is disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the top of the cover. In, FIG. 2 the vane 22 is seen as adapted to slidably engage the inner surface 24 of the annular side wall portion 14 of the jar and to slidably engage the inner surface 26 of the transverse bottom wall portion 16 of the jar. The actuator cover 20 is further provided with a pin 28 which is perpendicular to and depends from the top portion of the cover 20. The pin 28 can be molded integral with the cover 20 and the vane 22, and this can provide a stiff lateral edge for the latter..To facilitate assembly of the cover to the jar, the cover includes a downwardly offset transverse wall 30 havinga rounded edge 32. The jar 12 is provided with a bearing-socket '34 in its bottom wall 16 to receive the free end of the pin 28 when the cover is assembled to the jar. In addition, the jar l2 further has a small flash 36 integral with the jar lip 37, the flash being formed during the molding process. By this arrangement, the assembly of the cover and jar is greatly simplified, in that the cover tends to be selfaligning with respect to the jar. During assembly, the rounded edge 32 of the cover 20 first engages the mouth of the jar 12 in the vicinity of the flash 36, and is thereby centralized with respect to the jar. Further insertion of the now centralized cover 20 causes the pin 28 to be received in the bearing socket 34 of the transverse bottom wall of the jar. This operationcan be easily accomplished by gentle pressure on the cover 20in a vertically downward direction until the peripheral edge 38 of the cover snaps past the flash 36 on the jar. By this arrangement, two bearings are had, one comprising the pin 28 and socket 34, and the other comprising the vertical surface or peripheral edge 38 of the cover 20 and the inner surface 24 of the annular jar wall 14. It can now be readily understood that the cover is held captive, when assembled by engagement of the jar flash 36 with the peripheral edge 38. Thus, the flash 36 and peripheral edge 38 constitute cooperable means disposed on the jar and the cover for restraining the latter against axial movement in a direction away from the transverse bottom wall portion 16 of the jar. Should removal of the cover ever be necessary, it is required only to gently force it in an axial direction out of the jar mouth, whereby the edge 38 will be forced past the flash 36. This operation can be effected many times without altering the retention. From the above it will be seen that the partition 18 and vane 22define a first chamber 40 and also a second chamber 42 (FIG. 1) in the dispensing jar 12.

Further, in accordance with the invention, there is provided a first dispensing orifice 44 disposed in the actuator cover 20 at one side of the vane 22 so as to communicate with the chamber 40, and a second dispensing orifice 46 in the cover 20 disposed on the opposite side of the vane 22 and communicating with the chamber 42. The actuator cover also has a recessed product well 47 which is adapted to receive effluent from the dispensing

orifices

44 and 46.

In accordance with the present invention the

orifices

44 and 46 comprise channels which are sloped inward or toward the center of the cover 20 (FIG. 2) in order that the effluent dispensed therefrom will be directed toward the center of the product well 47. In the vicinity of the

orifices

44, 46 the surface configuration of the product well is smooth and devoid of sharp recesses or protrusions, thereby to permit effluent to be easily re moved by a wiping action of the fingers.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the actuator cover 20 also has a finger-engageable diametric rib 48 which can be readily grasped by the free hand of the user while holding the jar 12 in the other hand, thereby to effect relative turning movement of the cover with respect to thejar. The

orifices

44 and 46 are disposed to one side of the rib 48, and the vane 22 is angularly ofiset with respect thereto. The rib includes a fillet 49 at one side, with the orifice 46 extending therethrough. The fillet 49 thus provides a contoured surface against the orifice 46, to facilitate removal of the product by wiping action of the fingers.

As seen in FIG. 2, the jar 12 can have external screw threads 50 for cooperation with threads of a closure cap 52, all in a known manner. The cap 52 is shown as having a sealing linear 54 which can be of any one ofa number of gasket materials, such as rubber, coated cardboard or plastic so as to provide an effective seal of the jar contents.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 6-8. In these figures there is illustrated a novel dispensing container generally designated by thenua meral 56, comprising a jar 12 and a closure cap 52 which are identical or substantially similar to the jar and cap of the. first embodiment described above. The actuator cover 58 represents a modified construction. It is rotatably carried in the jar 12 and comprises a depending vane 60 substantially perpendicular to the cover top, and a pin 62 which is received in the bearing socket 34 of the jar as above described. As best illustrated in FIG. 7, the cover 58 is provided with

tubular orifice members

64 and 66 disposed on opposite sides of the vane 60. The cover 58 also has a downwardly offset transverse wall 59, and round edge 61, which facilitate centering of the cover with respect to the jar 12 during its assembly therewith. The vertical edge portion 63 of the cover and the inner surface 24 of the jar 12 constitute one bearing for rotational movement of the cover, while the pin 62 and socket 34 constitute the second bean'ng therefor. In the present embodiment the flash 36 maintains the actuator cover captive as above described. A finger-engageable diametric rib 65 facilitates turning of the cover 58 by the free hand of the user while the jar 12 is being held in the other hand. The rib 65 also includes a fillet 67, the orifice 66'extending therethrough.

With the modified cover 58 assembled to the jar 12, the vane 60 and fixed partition 18 in the jar define two chambers, one of which communicates with the tubular orifice member 64 while the other communicates with the tubular orifice member 66. As best illustrated in FIG. 8 the

tubular members

64 and 66 extend substantially above the recessed upper surface 68 of the cover or product well. With the cover 58 assembled to the jar 12, the upper ends of the

members

64 and 66 are sufficiently high as to be engaged and sealed by the linear member 54 of the cap 52 when the latter is tightly fitted to the jar. By the above arrangement, not only is an effective seal had of the jar contents (including any residue in the product well 68), but an additional seal of the

tubular members

64 and 66 is effected, thereby to prevent leakage from the contents of the jar interior through the orifice members and into the product well 68. This is especially important in cases where the material being dispensed has a low viscosity; in the absence of any sealing of the orifice members as above described, a low viscosity liquid would tend to run through the same and into the area adjacent the closure cap liner 54, particularly in the event that the dispensing container were placed either on its side or upside down for any appreciable length of time.

Referring again to FIG. 6, and as clearly illustrated in FIG. 7 the

tubular orifice members

64, 66 are shown as sloped inward toward the center of the cover 58 whereby the effluennt therefrom is directed toward the center of the product well 68, to minimize spillage over the side of the cover.

The above constructions have a number of advantages. First, the jar 12 can be readily molded from plastic as a single piece, and the actuator cover can be similarly fabricated as a single molded piece. As a result, the manufacturing cost can be kept to an absolute minimum; Second, clue to the ease of assembly of the actuator cover on the jar as described above, the jar can first be filled with the cream or paste which is to be dispensed, and then the actuator cover can be assembled thereto. Thus, there arises no problem with filling the jars with the material to be dispensed since each jar can be-readily filled through its wide mouth portion before assembly to its actuator cover. Third, the provision of two dispensing orifices communicating respectively with separate chambers eliminates the need for special alignment of the vane 22 with respect to the partition 18 during assembly, as has been the case in dispensers heretofore proposed. Instead, the cover 20 can be assembled to the jar with virtually any (except coincidental) relative positioning of the partition 18 and vane 22. By such'an arrangement, rotation of the cover in one direction with respect to the jar will cause the contents of one chamber to be dispensed through the first dispensing orifice until the contents of the one chamber are depleted. Similarly, rotation of the cover in the opposite direction will cause the contents of the second chamber to be dispensed through the other dispensing orifice until exhaustion thereof. It will be understood that the contents of either chamber at any time can be forced out through the corresponding dispensing orifice until the vane 22 is rotated to a position immediately adjacent the partition 18, at which time virtually all of the (one) chambers contents have been dispensed.

Optionally, the jar 12 may be provided with an additional outer annular wall 70 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 6, and an additional bottom wall 72. A dome 74 is disposed between the outer bottom wall 72 and the bottom wall 16 of the jar to provide support.

From the foregoing it can be seen that I have provided a novel dispensing container which is extremely simple in its construction and assembly, and which permits a more effective seal of the contents against leakage to be had than was heretofore possible. The simplicity of the construction, and the use of two dispensing orifices eliminates the need for special assembly tooling or complex assembly methods.

Variations and modifications are possible, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A dispensing container, comprising in combination:

a. a dispensing jar having an annular upright side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion,

b. a fixed partition disposed within said jar in a vertical plane, extending radially from the center of the jar to the side wall portion thereof and engaged with the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar,

c. an actuator cover of disk-like configuration constituting a closure member for the jar,

d. means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar to enable rotation with respect thereto,

e. a vane rigidly carried by and depending from said actuator cover and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cover, said vane slidably engaging the inner surface of the annular side wall portion of the jar and slidably engaging the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, said partition and said vane being adapted to define first and second chambers in the dispensing jar,

f. said cover having a first dispensing orifice disposed on one side of said vane and communicating with one of said chambers and having a second dispensing orifice disposed on the opposite side of the vane and communicating with the other of said chambers whereby the contents of one chamber are dispensed through said first orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in one direction with respect to the jar, and the contents of the other chamber are dispensed through said second orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in the opposite direction with respect to the jar,

g. the provision of said two orifices enabling the dispensing of product from either side of said vane depending on the direction of turning of the cover, whereby the cover need not be preciselY oriented initially to locate the vane against said partition during assembly of the container.

2. A dispensing container as in claim 1, wherein:

a. said means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar comprises a pin depending from the center of the cover and disposed adjacent one edge of the vane,

b. said jar having a bearing socket in its transverse bottom wall receiving said pin.

3. A dispensing container as in claim 1, wherein:

a. said dispensing orifices in the actuator cover comprise channels which are directed obliquely inward, whereby effluent dispensed therefrom is directed toward the center of the upper surface of the actuator cover.

4. A dispensing container as in claim 1, wherein:

a. said actuator cover has a recessed product well to receive effluent from said dispensing orifices,

b. said well being of smooth surface configuration to facilitate removal of the effluent therefrom by wiping action of the fingers.

5. A dispensing container as in claim 4, wherein:

a. said actuator cover comprises a diametric rib disposed in said recessed product well, for engagement by the fingers of the user to effect turning of the cover,

b. said orifices are disposed to one side of said rib,

c. said vane being angularly offset with respect to the rib,

d. said rib including a fillet at one side thereof, and

e. one of said orifices extending through said fillet.

6. A dispensing container as in claim 1, and further including:

a. cooperable means disposed on said jar and said actuator cover for restraining the latter against axial movement in a direction away from the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar.

7. A dispensing container, comprising in combination:

e. a vane rigidly carried by and depending from said actuator cover and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cover, said vane slidably engaging the inner surface of the annular side wall portion of the jar and slidably engaging the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar,

f. a removable closure cap constituting a seal for the jar, said cap including a sealing liner member engageable with the upper edge portion of the jar,

g. means disposed on said jar and said cap for releasably securing the latter to the jar,

tron:

d. means tumably mounting the actuator cover on the jar to enable rotation with respect thereto,

g. said actuator cover comprising a downwardly offset transverse wall with a rounded edge whereby the latter at its underside centralizes the actuator cover with respect to the jar mouth when the cover is assembled thereto.

9. A dispensing container, comprising in combination:

b.7a fixed partition disposed Within said jar in a vertical plane, extending radially from the center of the jar to the side wall portion thereof and engaged with the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar,

f. said cover having a first dispensing orifice disposed on one side of said vane and communicating with one of said chambers and having a second dispensing orifice disposed on the opposite side of the vane and communicating with the other of said chambers whereby the contents of one chamber are dispensed through said first orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in one direction with respect to the jar, and the contents of the other chamber are dispensed through said second orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in the opposite direction with respect to the jar, and cooperable means disposed on said jar and said actuator cover for restraining the latter against axial movement in a direction away from the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar,

h. said actuator cover having a peripheral edge,

i. said jar having a lip,

j. Said cooperable means comprising a flash integral with the lip of the jar and engaged with said peripheral edge of the cover to thereby hold the cover captive.

Claims

1. A dispensing container, comprising in combination: a. a dispensing jar having an annular upright side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion, b. a fixed partition disposed within said jar in a vertical plane, extending radially from the center of the jar to the side wall portion thereof and engaged with the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, c. an actuator cover of disk-like configuration constituting a closure member for the jar, d. means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar to enable rotation with respect thereto, e. a vane rigidly carried by and depending from said actuator cover and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cover, said vane slidably engaging the inner surface of the annular side wall portion of the jar and slidably engaging the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, said partition and said vane being adapted to define first and second chambers in the dispensing jar, f. said cover having a first dispensing orifice disposed on one side of said vane and communicating with one of said chambers and having a second dispensing orifice disposed on the opposite side of the vane and communicating with the other of said chambers whereby the contents of one chamber are dispensed through said first orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in one direction with respect to the jar, and the contents of the other chamber are dispensed through said second orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in the opposite direction with respect to the jar, g. the provision of said two orifices enabling the dispensing of product from either side of said vane depending on the direction of turning of the cover, whereby the cover need not be preciselY oriented initially to locate the vane against said partition during assembly of the container.

2. A dispensing container as in claim 1, wherein: a. said means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar comprises a pin depending from the center of the cover and disposed adjacent one edge of the vane, b. said jar having a bearing socket in its transverse bottom wall receiving said pin.

3. A dispensing container as in claim 1, wherein: a. said dispensing orifices in the actuator cover comprise channEls which are directed obliquely inward, whereby effluent dispensed therefrom is directed toward the center of the upper surface of the actuator cover.

4. A dispensing container as in claim 1, wherein: a. said actuator cover has a recessed product well to receive effluent from said dispensing orifices, b. said well being of smooth surface configuration to facilitate removal of the effluent therefrom by wiping action of the fingers.

5. A dispensing container as in claim 4, wherein: a. said actuator cover comprises a diametric rib disposed in said recessed product well, for engagement by the fingers of the user to effect turning of the cover, b. said orifices are disposed to one side of said rib, c. said vane being angularly offset with respect to the rib, d. said rib including a fillet at one side thereof, and e. one of said orifices extending through said fillet.

6. A dispensing container as in claim 1, and further including: a. cooperable means disposed on said jar and said actuator cover for restraining the latter against axial movement in a direction away from the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar.

7. A dispensing container, comprising in combination: a. a dispensing jar having an annular upright side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion, b. a fixed partition disposed within said jar in a vertical plane, extending radially from the center of the jar to the side wall portion thereof and engaged with the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, c. an actuator cover of disk-like configuration constituting a closure member for the jar, d. means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar to enable rotation with respect thereto, e. a vane rigidly carried by and depending from said actuator cover and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cover, said vane slidably engaging the inner surface of the annular side wall portion of the jar and slidably engaging the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, f. a removable closure cap constituting a seal for the jar, said cap including a sealing liner member engageable with the upper edge portion of the jar, g. means disposed on said jar and said cap for releasably securing the latter to the jar, h. said cover having a tubular orifice member With a bore communicating with the interior of the jar, the upper end of said tubular orifice member engaging the sealing liner member of the closure cap, to thereby effect a seal of the orifice member and of the jar contents.

8. A dispensing container, comprising in combination: a. a dispensing jar having an annular upright side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion, b. a fixed partition disposed within said jar in a vertical plane, extending radially from the center of the jar to the side wall portion thereof and engaged with the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, c. an actuator cover of disk-like configuration constituting a closure member for the jar, d. means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar to enable rotation with respect thereto, e. a vane rigidly carried by and depending from said actuator cover and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cover, said vane slidably engaging the inner surface of the annular side wall portion of the jar and slidably engaging the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, said partition and saId vane being adapted to define first and second chambers in the dispensing jar, f. said cover having a first dispensing orifice disposed on one side of said vane and communicating with one of said chambers and having a second dispensing orifice disposed on the opposite side of the vane and communicating with the other of said chambers whereby the contents of one chamber are dispensed through said first orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in one direction with respect to the jar, and the contents of the other chamber are dispensed through said seconD orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in the opposite direction with respect to the jar, g. said actuator cover comprising a downwardly offset transverse wall with a rounded edge whereby the latter at its underside centralizes the actuator cover with respect to the jar mouth when the cover is assembled thereto.

9. A dispensing container, comprising in combination: a. a dispensing jar having an annular upright side wall portion and a transverse bottom wall portion, b. a fixed partition disposed Within said jar in a vertical plane, extending radially from the center of the jar to the side wall portion thereof and engaged with the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, c. an actuator cover of disk-like configuration constituting a closure member for the jar, d. means turnably mounting the actuator cover on the jar to enable rotation with respect thereto, e. a vane rigidly carried by and depending from said actuator cover and disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the cover, said vane slidably engaging the inner surface of the annular side wall portion of the jar and slidably engaging the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, said partition and said vane being adapted to define first and second chambers in the dispensing jar, f. said cover having a first dispensing orifice disposed on one side of said vane and communicating with one of said chambers and having a second dispensing orifice disposed on the opposite side of the vane and communicating with the other of said chambers whereby the contents of one chamber are dispensed through said first orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in one direction with respect to the jar, and the contents of the other chamber are dispensed through said second orifice as the actuator cover is rotated in the opposite direction with respect to the jar, and g. cooperable means disposed on said jar and said actuator cover for restraining the latter against axial movement in a direction away from the transverse bottom wall portion of the jar, h. said actuator cover having a peripheral edge, i. said jar having a lip, j. Said cooperable means comprising a flash integral with the lip of the jar and engaged with said peripheral edge of the cover to thereby hold the cover captive.