Sprinkler with tamper evident feature

A sprinkler assembly for a flowable product container, comprising:

• a sprinkler base having a tongue defined by a shear area and a tongue hinge, wherein the tongue extends upward from the sprinkler base when the shear area is unbroken;
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• a sprinkler disk having a disk body and a pour aperture defined through the disk body, wherein the sprinkler disk is rotatably coupled to the sprinkler base, wherein the pour aperture receives the tongue before the shear area is broken to prevent rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base, and wherein the tongue rotates downward when the shear area is broken to allow rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base,
• wherein the sprinkler base comprises a pair of locking ribs extending downward from a base bottom surface and engaging the tongue when the tongue is rotated about the tongue hinge to retain the tongue in an open position.

A sprinkler assembly for a flowable product container, comprising:

• a sprinkler base having a tongue defined by a shear area and a tongue hinge, wherein the tongue extends upward from the sprinkler base when the shear area is unbroken;
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• a sprinkler disk having a disk body and a pour aperture defined through the disk body, wherein the sprinkler disk is rotatably coupled to the sprinkler base, wherein the pour aperture receives the tongue before the shear area is broken to prevent rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base, and wherein the tongue rotates downward when the shear area is broken to allow rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base,
• wherein the tongue comprises a tongue rib on a concave side of the tongue, wherein the sprinkler base comprises a pair of locking ribs extending downward from a base bottom surface and engaging the tongue rib when the tongue is rotated about the tongue hinge to retain the tongue in an open position.

A sprinkler assembly for a flowable product container, comprising:

• a sprinkler base having a tongue defined by a shear area and a tongue hinge, wherein the tongue extends upward from the sprinkler base when the shear area is unbroken;
• and
• a sprinkler disk having a disk body and a pour aperture defined through the disk body, wherein the sprinkler disk is rotatably coupled to the sprinkler base, wherein the pour aperture receives the tongue before the shear area is broken to prevent rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base, and wherein the tongue rotates downward when the shear area is broken to allow rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base,
• wherein the sprinkler base comprises an indexing detent extending upward from a base top surface, wherein the sprinkler disk comprises a cover indexing recess and a first pour indexing recess defined in a disk bottom surface, wherein the product dispensing opening is covered by the disk body when the cover indexing recess receives the indexing detent, and wherein the pour aperture is aligned with the product dispensing opening when the first pour indexing recess receives the indexing detent.

A sprinkler assembly for a flowable product container, comprising:

• a sprinkler base having a tongue defined by a shear area and a tongue hinge, wherein the tongue extends upward from the sprinkler base when the shear area is unbroken;
• and
• a sprinkler disk having a disk body and a pour aperture defined through the disk body, wherein the sprinkler disk is rotatably coupled to the sprinkler base, wherein the pour aperture receives the tongue before the shear area is broken to prevent rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base, and wherein the tongue rotates downward when the shear area is broken to allow rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base,
• wherein the sprinkler disk comprises a plurality of sift apertures defined therethrough, wherein each of the plurality of sift apertures is smaller than the pour aperture, and wherein the plurality of sift apertures are aligned with the product dispensing opening to dispense a flowable product contained within the flowable product container.

A flowable product container for a flowable product, comprising:

• a product canister having a canister upper end;
• a sprinkler base engaging the canister upper end of the product canister to retain the flowable product within the flowable product container, the sprinkler base having a tongue defined by a shear area and a tongue hinge, wherein the tongue extends upward from the sprinkler base when the shear area is unbroken;
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• a sprinkler disk having a disk body and a pour aperture defined through the disk body, wherein the disk body is rotatably coupled to the sprinkler base, wherein the pour aperture receives the tongue before the shear area is broken to prevent rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base, and the tongue rotates downward when the shear area is broken to allow the rotation of the sprinkler disk relative to the sprinkler base,
• wherein the sprinkler base comprises a container insert cylinder extending downward and having a tapered outer wall with the container insert cylinder press fit into canister upper end of the product canister, and
• wherein the sprinkler base comprises a containment shoulder extending upward and encircling the sprinkler disk.