Dispensing closure with tamper evidence features

A method of manufacturing a dispensing closure for use in dispensing a substance stored within an interior of a container, said method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining 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, said body having a lid connected thereto and movable between an initially closed position, an open position, and a subsequently closed position returned from said open position, said lid having an aperture and a tamper evidence tab;
• obtaining a spout defining an inlet orifice, a dispensing orifice, and a dispensing passage extending through said spout to accommodate flow of the substance through said spout;
• and
• inserting said spout through said at least one orifice in said body with said lid in said initially closed position whereby said spout moves said locking pin into said locking configuration within said aperture and said tamper evidence tab is retained beneath said locking pin.

A method of opening a package including the dispensing closure, said method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining the package including a container and a dispensing closure installed upon said container, said dispensing closure having
• A) a body located at an opening of said 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 said 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;
• B) 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 a substance from an 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
• C) 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;
• moving said lid from said initially closed position to said open position;
• and
• moving said lid from said open position to said subsequently closed position, wherein said tamper evidence tab is rotated laterally outwardly into said aperture by contact with said locking pin to indicate evidence of tampering to a user of the closure.