US 12,391,439 B1
Dispensing closure with tamper evidence features
John Wisniewski, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Assigned to AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US)
Appl. No. 18/998,176
Filed by AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 28, 2024, PCT No. PCT/US2024/044104
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 24, 2025,
PCT Pub. No. WO2025/049519, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 6, 2025.
Application 18/998,176 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2023/031226, filed on Aug. 28, 2023.
Int. Cl. B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/0838 (2013.01) [B65D 55/028 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispensing closure for use in dispensing a substance stored within an interior of a container, said dispensing closure comprising:
a body for being located at an opening of the container, said body having a deck including at least one orifice, said body having a skirt depending from said deck with means for attaching said body to the container, said body having a locking pin extending therefrom, said locking pin having an initial configuration and a locking configuration moved relative to said initial configuration;
a spout retained within said body, said spout defining an inlet orifice, a dispensing orifice, and a dispensing passage extending through said spout to accommodate flow of the substance from the interior of the container through said spout, wherein with said spout retained within said body said locking pin is located in said locking configuration; and
a lid connected to said body and movable between an initially closed position occluding said dispensing orifice of said spout, an open position exposing said dispensing orifice of said spout, and a subsequently closed position returned from said open position and occluding said dispensing orifice of said spout said lid having an aperture and a tamper evidence tab, wherein in said initially closed position of said lid said locking pin is located in said locking configuration within said aperture and said tamper evidence tab is retained beneath said locking pin; and wherein in said subsequently closed position of said lid said tamper evidence tab is rotated laterally outwardly through said aperture to indicate evidence of tampering to a user of the dispensing closure.