Fluid dispensing closure device for a fluid container

A fluid dispensing closure device for a fluid container including a neck defining an opening at a top of the neck and external threads on the neck, the device comprising:

• an outer member including (i) a collar portion having an inner diameter sized to receive the neck of the fluid container therein and defining internal threads thereon so as to be arranged to be threaded onto the external threads on the neck of the fluid container, (ii) an inner sleeve disposed within the collar portion and having an outer diameter sized to be received within the opening in the neck of the fluid container, the inner sleeve defining a fluid passage through the outer member in an axial direction of the inner sleeve, and (iii) an annular surface extending radially between a top end of the inner sleeve and the collar portion so as to be arranged to form a seal against the top of the neck of the fluid container about the opening of the fluid container;
• a valve member supported on the inner sleeve so as to be movable relative to the inner sleeve in the axial direction of the inner sleeve between a closed position in which a valve body portion of the valve member is seated on a valve seat on the inner sleeve to block fluid flow through the fluid passage of the inner sleeve and an open position in which the valve body portion of the valve member is displaced in the axial direction from the valve seat to allow fluid flow through the fluid passage;
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• an actuator member rotatably supported on the outer member and including (i) an external portion that is externally accessible on the collar portion of the outer member and (ii) an internal portion in operative connection with the valve member such that rotation of the actuator member drives axial displacement of the valve member between the open position and the closed position thereof;
• wherein the valve member includes a tubular body portion received within the inner sleeve of the outer member in which the tubular body portion has an outer diameter which is similar to an inner diameter of the inner sleeve;
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• wherein the internal portion of the actuator member comprises a tubular body received within the tubular body portion of the valve member, the internal portion of the outer member having an outer diameter which is similar to an inner diameter of the tubular body portion of the valve member.

A fluid dispensing closure device for a fluid container including a neck defining an opening at a top of the neck and external threads on the neck, the device comprising:

• an outer member including (i) a collar portion having an inner diameter sized to receive the neck of the fluid container therein and defining internal threads thereon so as to be arranged to be threaded onto the external threads on the neck of the fluid container, (ii) an inner sleeve disposed within the collar portion and having an outer diameter sized to be received within the opening in the neck of the fluid container, the inner sleeve defining a fluid passage through the outer member in an axial direction of the inner sleeve, and (iii) an annular surface extending radially between a top end of the inner sleeve and the collar portion so as to be arranged to form a seal against the top of the neck of the fluid container about the opening of the fluid container;
• a valve member supported on the inner sleeve so as to be movable relative to the inner sleeve in the axial direction of the inner sleeve between a closed position in which a valve body portion of the valve member is seated on a valve seat on the inner sleeve to block fluid flow through the fluid passage of the inner sleeve and an open position in which the valve body portion of the valve member is displaced in the axial direction from the valve seat to allow fluid flow through the fluid passage;
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• an actuator member rotatably supported on the outer member and including (i) an external portion that is externally accessible on the collar portion of the outer member and (ii) an internal portion in operative connection with the valve member such that rotation of the actuator member drives axial displacement of the valve member between the open position and the closed position thereof;
• wherein the collar portion of the outer member includes an annular groove defining a downwardly facing, annular shoulder surface on the collar portion that is perpendicular to the axial direction and wherein the external portion of the actuator member includes an undercut area locating a catch therein that engages the shoulder surface on the collar portion that prevents the actuator member from being displaced in the axial direction relative to the outer member.