US 11,718,454 B1
Flow control closure
Thomas Stoneberg, Buffalo Grove, IL (US); and Ryan Joseph Magee, Buffalo Grove, IL (US)
Assigned to Phoenix Closures, Inc., Naperville, IL (US)
Filed by Phoenix Closures, Inc., Naperville, IL (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,733.
Int. Cl. B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/0838 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A closure apparatus comprising:
a body member comprising a base wall, a body skirt, and a spout extending from the base wall away from the body skirt;
a lid member comprising a top wall and a lid skirt, the lid member being movable between an open position and a closed position, and comprising a guide lug positioned to align the lid member with the body member when the lid member transitions from the open position to the closed position;
the top wall having a seal positioned to engage the spout when the lid member is in the closed position; and
a hinge member that joins the lid member with the body member,
wherein the base wall includes a back portion proximal to the hinge member and a front portion distal from the hinge member, the spout includes an orifice,
and wherein the guide lug comprises a horizontal surface that is parallel to the top wall,
wherein the horizontal surface of the guide lug is positioned to contact the top rim of the spout when the lid member transitions from the open position to the closed position.