Child-resistant dispensing closure

A child-resistant dispensing closure for a container, said closure comprising:

• (a) a base having,
• (i) an annular base side wall,
• (ii) a base top wall at one end of said annular base side wall,
• (iii) a dispensing orifice in said base top wall through which the contents of said container can be dispensed;
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• (iv) a resilient post extending upwardly from said base top wall and adapted to flex in a flexing direction, said post having an enlarged upper end enlarged in a direction lateral of said flexing direction;
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• a cap hingedly connected to said base, said cap being movable between an open position and a closed position and said cap having a cap top wall being formed with a locking aperture located within the periphery of said cap top wall, said aperture having a wider first portion and a narrower second portion, arranged side-by-side in said flexing direction, the enlarged upper end of said post being aligned with said wider first portion when the post is in a deflected position and being aligned with said narrower second portion when said post is in its predeflection position, said wider first portion being dimensioned to pass said enlarged upper end, said narrower second portion being dimensioned to receive a portion of the post underneath said enlarged upper end but not being ample enough to pass said enlarged upper end, thereby blocking the opening of the cap when said cap is in said closed position until the post is moved to the deflected position.