Multiple spice dispenser device

Abstract

A holding and dispensing device may include at least one internal cartridge to hold at least one kind of spice, seasoning, salt or the like. The device may include a rotatable cap to select at least one spice to be poured and a rotatable flow selector to select the preferred flow of the selected spice or seasoning.

1 . A dispensing device comprising: 
 a housing including at least a base;    a plurality of internal cartridges;    a rotatable inner cap having an opening to be placed above an internal cartridge; and    a rotatable outer cap including at least plurality of openings.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises transparent material and the internal cartridges comprise transparent material.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable outer cap and the plurality of internal cartridges comprise transparent material.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of outer cap openings correspond to the inner cap opening when rotated above the inner cap opening.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the inner cap and outer cap are rotated around a shared axis.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of outer cap openings comprises a plurality of perforated holes, and at least a second of the plurality of outer cap openings comprises one opening, where the area of the second opening is more than the combined area of the first opening.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the inner cap is fixed to the housing.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the inner cap is turned by turning the housing and wherein the outer cap is turned by turning the outer cap or a handle attached to the outer cap.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the inner cap selects an internal cartridge for dispensing and wherein the outer cap selects a method of dispensing among a plurality of methods.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of methods include at least pour and sift.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein when the inner cap opening is positioned over a first internal cartridge and an outer cap opening is positioned over the inner cap opening, only the first internal cartridge may release material from the dispensing device.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein each cartridge is fixed to the base and may rotate relative to the inner cap.  
   
   
       13 . A powder dispensing device for dispensing powder from a selected one of a plurality of internal reservoirs at any one time, the dispensing performed in one of a selected set of modes, the device comprising: 
 an outer container;    a plurality of internal reservoirs;    a first rotatable selection disk comprising an opening, the opening to select    a reservoir; and    a second rotatable selection disk comprising a plurality of openings corresponding to dispensing modes.    
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the outer container and the internal reservoirs comprise transparent material.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first rotatable selection disk comprises transparent material.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of second rotatable selection disk openings correspond to the first rotatable selection disk opening when rotated above the first rotatable selection disk opening.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first rotatable selection disk and second rotatable selection disk are rotated around a shared axis.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of second rotatable selection disk openings comprises a plurality of perforated holes, and at least a second of the plurality of outer cap openings comprises one opening, where the area of the second opening is more than the combined area of the first opening.  
   
   
       19 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first rotatable selection disk is fixed to the outer container.  
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first rotatable selection disk is turned by turning the outer container and wherein the second rotatable selection disk is turned by turning the second rotatable selection disk or a handle attached to the second rotatable selection disk.  
   
   
       21 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the first rotatable selection disk selects an internal reservoir for dispensing and wherein the second rotatable selection disk selects a method of dispensing among a plurality of methods.  
   
   
       22 . A dispensing device comprising: 
 an outer shell;    a plurality of internal reservoirs attached to a lower portion of the outer shell and moveable within an upper portion of the outer shell;    a selection disk moveably attached to the upper portion of the outer shell,    the selection disk comprising a plurality of opening groups.    
   
   
       23 . The device of  claim 22 , comprising a container selection opening disposed on the upper portion of the outer shell, the selection opening aligned with a selected one the opening groups when the selection disk is moved.