Cap for a condiment container

A cap for a container defining an interior for storing condiments for human consumption and having an upper portion defining a mouth, said cap comprising:

• (a) a member having an inner portion and an outer portion, said inner portion having a top portion with a peripheral wall extending downwardly for covering the mouth of the container, said peripheral wall of said inner portion having means for retaining said cap onto the container, said top portion of said inner portion having a plurality of openings for allowing passage of the condiments, said outer portion having a top portion with a peripheral wall extending downwardly for covering at least partially said peripheral wall of said inner portion, said top portion of said outer portion having a plurality of dispensing openings for allowing passage of the condiments outwards from the interior of the container;
• (b) a seal having a top portion comprising a central portion, a flange portion extending around said central portion for overlapping said dispensing openings, and a central peripheral wall extending downwardly from said top portion and having a lower end mounted to said member;
• wherein, in use, said seal is moveable between a closed position, wherein said central portion is above said flange portion and said flange portion covers said dispensing openings of said outer portion for preventing passage of the condiments outwards from the interior of the container, and an open position, wherein said central portion is below said flange portion and said flange portion frees said dispensing openings of said outer portion for allowing passage of the condiments outwards from the interior of the container.

A cap for a container defining an interior for storing condiments for human consumption and having an upper portion defining a mouth, said cap comprising:

• (a) a member having an inner portion and an outer portion, said inner portion having a top portion with a peripheral wall extending downwardly for covering the mouth of the container, said peripheral wall of said inner portion having means for retaining said cap onto the container, said top portion of said inner portion having a plurality of openings for allowing passage of the condiments, said outer portion having a top portion with a peripheral wall extending downwardly for covering at least partially said peripheral wall of said inner portion, said top portion of said outer portion having a central opening encircling a vertical axis of said cap and a plurality of dispensing openings for allowing passage of the condiments outwards from the interior of the container;
• (b) a seal having a top portion comprising a central portion, a flange portion extending around said central portion for overlapping said dispensing openings, and a central peripheral wall extending downwardly from a peripheral live hinge, passing through said central opening of said outer portion and having a lower end mounted to said member, said seal being in a closed position when said flange portion covers said dispensing openings of said outer portion for preventing passage of the condiments outwards from the interior of the container and said seal being in an open position when said flange portion frees said dispensing openings of said outer portion for allowing passage of the condiments outwards from the interior of the container;
• wherein, in use, when said seal is in said closed position and a user presses on said central portion, downward movement of said central portion below said peripheral live hinge imparts upward movement of said flange portion above said peripheral live hinge such that said seal is in said open position and said central portion is located within said central peripheral wall, and when the user presses afterwards on said flange portion, downward movement of said flange portion below said peripheral live hinge imparts upward movement of said central portion above said peripheral live hinge such that said seal returns in said closed position.