Bottle Closure with Integrated Flip Top Handle

A closure having an integrated flip top handle for use with a liquid container and for carrying the liquid container, comprising:

• an end wall;
• a skirt wall depending from the end wall;
• an outlet opening associated with the end wall;
• a pivot hinge mount for pivotally mounting a flip top to the closure;
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• a flip top pivotally supported by the pivot hinge mount, the flip top being movable between a first position in which the outlet opening is covered by the flip top and a second position in which the outlet opening is exposed, the flip top comprising:
• a closing member configured to close the outlet opening when the flip top is moved to the first position;
• a pivot support member extending from the closing member to the pivot hinge mount and pivotally attached to the pivot hinge mount;
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• a carrying loop extending from the closing member on a same side of the closing member as the pivot support member, the carrying loop comprising a distal end that, when the flip top is in the first position, extends outward from the closing member substantially past the pivot hinge mount, whereby an upward force applied to the distal end when the flip top is in the first position causes a downward force to be applied to the closing member.

A closure having an integrated flip top handle for use with a liquid container and for carrying the liquid container, comprising:

• an end wall;
• a skirt wall depending from the end wall;
• an outlet opening associated with the end wall;
• a pivot hinge mount for pivotally mounting a flip top to the closure;
• and
• a flip top pivotally supported by the pivot hinge mount, the flip top being movable between a first position in which the outlet opening is covered by the flip top and a second position in which the outlet opening is exposed, the flip top comprising a carrying member for carrying the liquid container, whereby the liquid container may be carried by the carrying member when the liquid container is full of liquid.