US 11,858,699 B2
Dispensing closure for a container
Curt Prusko, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Kenneth Phillips, Mukwonago, WI (US); and Timothy Spiegelhoff, Burlington, WI (US)
Assigned to AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US)
Appl. No. 16/967,847
Filed by AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 9, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/017576
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 6, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/156677, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0047086 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B65D 47/20 (2006.01); B65D 47/40 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01); F16K 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/2031 (2013.01) [B65D 47/0823 (2013.01); B65D 47/40 (2013.01); F16K 21/04 (2013.01); B65D 47/0804 (2013.01); B65D 47/2025 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispensing closure for use with a container having an opening between an exterior of the container and an interior of the container where a fluent substance may be stored, said dispensing closure comprising:
A. a body for being located at the opening of the container, said body having a dispensing spout defining an interior surface, said interior surface defining at least a portion of a passage for communicating with the container interior to permit the flow of a fluent substance through said body; and
B. a closing element attached to said body, said closing element defining
1. an outer wall mounted around at least a portion of said dispensing spout of said body, and
2. a transverse cover that extends laterally inwardly from said outer wall and that has a closed position relative to said body and an actuated, open position relative to said body, said transverse cover having
i. an outwardly projecting toggle tab for being engaged by a user to move said transverse cover from said closed position to said actuated, open position, and
ii. a flexible, resilient cantilevered sealing portion spaced laterally from said outer wall to
a. define an aperture for receiving said dispensing spout of said body, and
b. seal against said interior surface of said dispensing spout with said transverse cover located in said closed position, whereby when said toggle tab is engaged by a user to move said transverse cover to said actuated, open position, then said cantilevered sealing portion is moved away from said interior surface to expose said passage; wherein said dispensing spout of said body further comprises at least one pour lip for directing flow of a fluent substance out of said dispensing closure, said at least one pour lip extending outwardly from said interior surface and projecting laterally relative to said interior surface to define at least part of a pour path; and wherein said dispensing spout is substantially cylindrical and said at least one pour lip extends between about 20 degrees and about 30 degrees around a circumference of said dispensing spout.