Pouring adaptor-closure assembly

A pouring adaptor adapted to be mounted over the open end in a container for liquid products comprising a central portion having means for securing the adaptor over the discharge opening in the container, a lower section depending into the container having a plurality of window-like discharge openings of a size and shape to control discharge of fluid therethrough and an upper section terminating in an outwardly flared lip, said lower section including a bottom wall and splash guard means consisting of a plurality of tabs circumferentially spaced to define openings between adjacent tabs and each tab being generally aligned with said window-like discharge openings and having at least a portion thereof extending below the plane of the bottom wall.

A pouring adaptor adapted to be mounted over the open end in a container for liquid products comprising a central portion having means for securing the adaptor over the discharge opening in the container, a lower section depending into the container having a bottom wall, a plurality of window-like discharge openings of a size and shape to control discharge of fluid therethrough and extending to a depth aligned with said bottom wall and an upper section terminating in an outwardly flared lip, said lower section including outwardly flared splash guard means consisting of a plurality of tabs circumferentially spaced to define openings between adjacent tabs, each tab being generally aligned with said window-like discharge openings and depending from said lower section at a point generally aligned with a plane including the bottom wall.

A pouring adaptor adapted to be mounted over the open end in a container for liquid products comprising a central portion having means for securing the adaptor over the discharge opening in the container, a lower section depending into the container having a plurality of window-like discharge openings of a size and shape to control discharge of fluid therethrough and an upper section terminating in an outwardly flared lip, said lower section including a bottom wall and splash guard means consisting of a plurality of tabs circumferentially spaced to define openings between adjacent tabs and having at least a portion thereof extending below the plane of the bottom wall.

The combination of a pouring adaptor and a closure for use on a container for liquid products, said adaptor comprising a central portion having means for securing the adaptor over the discharge opening in the container, a lower section depending into the container having a plurality of window-like discharge openings of a size and shape to control discharge of fluid therethrough and an upper section terminating in an outwardly flared lip and having means for detachably securing the adaptor to the closure, said closure including a top having a skirt depending from its outer peripheral edge with means for detachably mounting the closure over the open end of the container, said closure and adaptor having detachable retaining means normally maintaining the adaptor and closure assembled as a unit and operable to release the closure from the adaptor when the closure is removed from the container without unseating the adaptor, said detachable retaining means including a flange member depending from the top of said closure engageable with said upper section of said adaptor, said flange and upper section having interengaging means detachably retaining said adaptor and closure as an assembly and the outer terminal edge of said outwardly flared lip engaging the inside top surface of said closure when the adaptor and closure are interengaged to provide a seal therebetween.

The combination of a pouring adaptor and closure for use on a container for liquid products, said adaptor comprising a central portion having means for securing the adaptor over the discharge opening in the container, a lower section depending into the container having a plurality of window-like discharge openings of a size and shape to control discharge of fluid therethrough and an upper head section including an outwardly directed lip, said closure including a top and a skirt depending from the outer peripheral edge of the top with means for detachably mounting the closure over the open end of a container, said closure and adaptor having detachable retaining means normally maintaining the adaptor and closure assembled as a unit and operable to release the closure from the adaptor when the closure is removed from the container without unseating the adaptor, said detachable retaining means including at least one member depending from the top of said closure engageable with said upper section, said lip of the upper section engageable with the inside surface of the top of said closure when the closure and adaptor are interengaged to provide a seal therebetween.