Closure with concealed hinge

A package, said package including a container assembly and a closure assembly, said closure assembly including

• a stationary closure base,
• a movable lid,
• a stationary hinge base,
• said lid and hinge base forming a top disposed on the closure base,
• said lid being pivotable about a bend line in the top, which bend line is located between the lid and the hinge base,
• hinge means located beneath the lid and hinge base for moving the lid into and out of engagement with the closure base,
• the closure base concealing the hinge means from the hinge side of the closure base,
• said hinge means including a hinge member whose opposite ends are connected, by film hinges, to the hinge base and the lid,
• said bend line being located between the film hinges,
• said hinge means being located within the outer peripheral surfaces of the closure base, the hinge base and the lid,
• said container assembly including a container having a dispensing spout at the upper end portion thereof and,
• a deck located at the upper end portion of the container,
• said deck being received within the lower portion of the closure base.

A molded closed closure assembly, said molded closed closure assembly including

• a closure base consisting of a generally vertically disposed wall,
• said closure base having an unobstructed interior,
• a movable lid,
• a hinge base,
• said hinge base and said closure base being structurally fixed with respect to one another in all relative positions of the lid to the hinge base and closure base,
• said lid and hinge base forming a top overlying the closure base,
• said lid being pivotable about a bend line in the top, which bend line is located between the lid and the hinge base,
• hinge means located beneath the lid and hinge base,
• the closure base concealing the hinge means from the hinge side of the closure base,
• said hinge means including a hinge member whose opposite ends are connected, by film hinges, to the hinge base and the lid,
• said bend line being located between the film hinges,
• said hinge means being located within the outer peripheral surfaces of the closure base, the hinge base and the lid.

A closure assembly for a container assembly, said closure assembly including

• a closure base,
• a lid,
• a hinge base,
• said lid and hinge base forming a top disposed on the closure base,
• said lid being pivotable about a bend line in the top, which bend line is located between the lid and hinge base,
• hinge means located beneath the lid and hinge base for moving the lid into and out of engagement with the closure base,
• said hinge means including a hinge member whose opposite end are connected, by film hinges, to the hinge base and the lid, said bend line being located in a vertical plane between the film hinges,
• said hinge means being located within the outer peripheral surfaces of the closure base, and
• snap on means carried by the lid for snapping the lid onto the container assembly with which the closure assembly is to be associated,
• the snap on means being arranged to snap connect to a spout on an associated container assembly.