Closure having a drip minimizing lid
AssigneeSeaquist Closures L.L.C.
InventorsChristopher A. Danks, John Wisniewski
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Abstract
A dispensing closure system is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior. The preferred embodiment of the system includes a closure having a closure body for extending from the container at the container opening and a lid hingedly attached to the closure body. The closure body has a dispensing spout, and the lid includes a hollow spud for entering the spout. A spud rim can be provided on the spud, extending inwardly towards the hollow interior of the spud. A lid rim can additionally or alternatively be provided on the inside surface of the lid, positioned within the hollow interior of the spud.
Claims18
A dispensing closure for a container that has an opening to the container interior where a fluent substance may be stored, said dispensing closure comprising:
- (A) a body for extending from said container at said container opening, said body including a spout that has a dispensing passage extending through said spout;
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- (B) a lid for movement between (1) a closed position occluding said spout dispensing passage, and (2) an open position exposing said spout dispensing passage, said lid having a spud for entering said spout dispensing passage when said lid is in said closed position, said spud having a hollow interior, said lid further having a rim proximate said spud extending laterally toward, and exposed to, said hollow interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.