Closure with secondary compartment
OwnerValentin Hierzerinventor
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Abstract
A closure for a container includes a body portion and a lid portion that is hingedly attached to the body portion for sealing and unsealing an orifice that is defined in the body portion for opening and closing the container. A removable cover is advantageously attached to the lid portion so as to define a supplemental compartment between the lid portion and the removable cover. The coverage is preferably substantially transparent, and a graphic element may be placed within the supplemental compartment so that it will be viewable by a consumer. Alternatively, product such as a lip balm could be situated within the supplemental compartment. In one embodiment, the removable cover is completely removable from the rest of the closure, while in a second embodiment it is hingedly mounted to the lid portion.
Claims19
A closure for a container, comprising:
- a body portion, said body portion comprising securing means for securing the closure to a container, said body portion further defining an orifice through which material may flow during dispensing from the container;
- a lid portion hingedly attached to said body portion, said lid portion being movable between a first, closed position in which said the portion seals said orifice and a second, open position;
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- a removable cover that is attached to said lid portion, said removable cover defining a supplemental compartment between said removable cover and said lid portion.
A consumer product, comprising:
- a container having a first product therein;
- a closure mounted on said container, said closure including a body portion, a lid portion, and a removable cover that is attached to said lid portion, said removable cover defining a supplemental compartment between said removable cover and said lid portion;
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- a second product that is situated in said supplemental compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.