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A manually operable tablet splitting device, including a base and a cover, pivotally attached to the base, and movable between a tablet loading position and a tablet splitting position. The cover includes a blade for splitting a tablet into two substantially equal portions. A disposable tray, having

A manually operable tablet splitting device, including a base and a cover, pivotally attached to the base, and movable between a tablet loading position and a tablet splitting position. The cover includes a blade for splitting a tablet into two substantially equal portions. A disposable tray, having a tablet-receiving cavity, is installable in the base to fix the tablet in position for splitting and to retain the split portions. The base includes an inclined platform having upwardly projecting receptacle locators for holding the tray in place.

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A manually operable tablet splitting device, including a base and a cover, pivotally attached to the base, and movable between a tablet loading position and a tablet splitting position. The cover includes a blade for splitting a tablet into two substantially equal portions. A disposable tray, having

A manually operable tablet splitting device, including a base and a cover, pivotally attached to the base, and movable between a tablet loading position and a tablet splitting position. The cover includes a blade for splitting a tablet into two substantially equal portions. A disposable tray, having a tablet-receiving cavity, is installable in the base to fix the tablet in position for splitting and to retain the split portions. The base includes an inclined platform having upwardly projecting receptacle locators for holding the tray in place. ontainer top of claim 1, wherein the chambers comprise three chambers having longitudinal axes generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container during use of the container top, the chambers being equally spaced at about 120 degree intervals about the longitudinal axis of the metering drum. 9. The container top of claim 1, wherein there are three openings in the spout end of the metering drum, with the openings being equally spaced and the openings sized so that the opening in the spout can be placed intermediate to each of the openings in the spout end of the metering drum without any of the openings in the spout overlapping any of the openings in the spout end of the metering drum. 10. The container top of claim 1, wherein the chambers include one chamber having a uniform cylindrical diameter the entire length of the metering drum. 11. The container top of claim 1, wherein the chambers include at least one chamber having a taper between a largest dimension of the chamber and the opening in the spout end of the metering drum. 12. A dispensing device for containers, the device having parts rotating relative to each other about a longitudinal axis, the dispensing device comprising; a cap having a recess sized and configured to engage a top of the container during use of the device, the cap having a surface with an opening therein through which contents from the container can pass during use of the device, the cap having a ridge on an exterior portion of the cap; a metering drum having a cylindrical flange with a distal end that resiliently engages the ridge on the cap to hold the drum to the cap while allowing the drum to rotate relative to the cap about the longitudinal axis, the drum having a cap end surface which is held against the surface of the cap by the flange, the drum having a spout end surface opposite and generally parallel to the cap end surface, with at least two chambers extending through the drum, one end of each chamber opening onto the cap end surface of the drum and an opposing end of each chamber opening onto the spout end surface, at least one of the chambers having an opening on the spout end of the drum that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the at least one chamber, the openings on the cap end of the metering drum being located so they align with the opening in the cap when the drum rotates about the longitudinal axis, the metering drum having a ridge on an exterior portion of the cap adjacent to the spout end of the drum, the metering drum being formed from two parts with the chambers having a portion located in each of the two parts, the two parts being fastened together so the two parts do not rotate relative to each other; a spout having a surface generally parallel to the spout end surface of the metering drum and held against that spout end surface by a flange extending from the spout to engage the ridge on the cap, the surface of the spout having a single opening with the openings in the spout end of the metering drum being located to align with the opening in the spout when the spout and metering drum are rotated about the longitudinal axis. 13. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein the chambers include one chamber having a uniform cylindrical diameter the entire length of the metering drum. 14. The dispensing device of claim 13, wherein there are three chambers each having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the metering drum. 15. The dispensing device of claim 12, wherein each chamber that has a cross-sectional area larger than the area of the opening for that chamber on the spout end of the metering drum, has a taper connecting the opening on the spout end of the metering drum to the larger cross-sectional area, the taper being sufficient to encourage any contents of the chamber to flow out of the opening on the spout end of the metering drum toward the ground. 16. The dispensing device of claim 15, wherein there are three chamber