Closure for a liquid container
AssigneeNalge Nunc International Corporation
InventorsRichard Leoncavallo, John DeLorme
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Abstract
A closure for a liquid container includes a spout and a loop member extending upwardly from an end wall of the closure. The loop may be sized to receive a user's finger or attachment hardware such as a clip, hook or strap extending through the loop. A flip cap is supported for rotational movement on the loop and is movable between a closed position in which the spout is covered and an open position in which the spout is exposed. The flip cap includes a plug seal that is configured to engage and seal with a top edge of the spout when the cap is moved to the closed position.
Claims37
A closure for use with a liquid container, comprising:
- an end wall;
- a skirt wall depending from the end wall;
- an outlet opening associated with the end wall;
- a loop member extending from the end wall and defining an opening therethrough;
- a cap supported for rotational movement on the loop member, the cap being movable between a first position in which the outlet opening is covered by the cap and a second position in which the outlet opening is exposed;
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- at least one arcuate connector member supported by the cap and configured to engage the loop member to releasably connect the cap to the loop member.
A closure for use with a liquid container, comprising:
- a end wall;
- a skirt wall depending from the end wall;
- a spout extending upwardly from the end wall and terminating in an outlet opening, the spout defining a flow path through the end wall to the outlet opening;
- a loop member extending upwardly from the end wall and defining an opening therethrough;
- a cap supported for rotational movement on the loop member, the cap being movable between a first position in which the spout is covered by the cap and a second position in which the spout is exposed;
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- at least one arcuate connector member supported by the cap and configured to engage the loop member to releasably connect the cap to the loop member, the at least one arcuate connector member being located outwardly of the loop member.
A closure for use with a liquid container, comprising:
- a end wall;
- a skirt wall depending from the end wall;
- a spout extending upwardly from the end wall and terminating in an outlet opening, the spout defining a flow path through the end wall to the outlet opening;
- a loop member extending upwardly from the end wall and defining an opening therethrough;
- a cap supported for rotational movement on the loop member, the cap being movable between a first position in which the spout is covered by the cap and a second position in which the spout is exposed and comprising:
- a generally tubular cap wall;
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- a plug seal supported by the cap wall, the plug seal being configured to seal with and close the outlet opening of the spout when the cap is moved to the first position;
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- a pair of opposing arcuate connector members supported by the cap and configured to engage the loop member to releasably connect the cap to the loop member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.