Dispensing container snap hinge closure
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsGeorge J. Neveras, James C. McKinney, Adam Sherman, Richard L. Lohrman, David Ziegenhorn
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Abstract
A closure for a container having a dispensing nozzle include a central aperture to receive the nozzle. In one embodiment, the nozzle extends through the aperture and projects upwardly from the base cap. The base cap further includes a top wall inclined with respect to the central axis of the base cap to assist in dispensing of the contents of the container. A cap lid is hinged to the base cap by a snap hinge assembly.
Claims15
A closure for use with a container having a dispensing nozzle;
- said closure comprising:
- a base cap having a central axis, a substantially planar base top end wall having an aperture, a first annular wall depending from the peripheral edge of said aperture and defining a central channel to receive a nozzle of a container, and an annular outer side wall depending from a peripheral edge of said base top end wall, said base top end wall at the peripheral edge of said aperture having an inwardly extending radial lip for removably interlocking with a groove on said nozzle of said container and being angled with respect to the central axis to facilitate the delivery of product, said first annular wall having means for removably attaching said base cap to the nozzle of said container;
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- a cap lid hinged to said base cap by a living snap hinge integrally formed with said base cap, said cap lid having a cap top end wall, an annular side wall and an annular seal ring depending from said cap top end wall and being concentric to a central axis of said cap lid, said cap lid being hinged to said base cap so that said annular seal ring seals said nozzle when said cap lid is in a closed position.
A container and removable closure assembly, the combination comprising:
- a container having a dispensing nozzle, said nozzle having a closure attachment means and an interlocking annular groove on an outer surface thereof:
- a closure including a base cap and a cap lid hinged to said base cap by a hinge means, said base cap having substantially planar base top end wall, a first annular wall depending from said base top end wall defining a central axis, said first annular wall having attachment means on an inner surface thereof for interconnecting with the closure attachment means on said nozzle, said base top end wall angled with respect to the central axis to facilitate the delivery of product and including an aperture defined by said first annular wall having an inwardly extending annular rib concentric with said central axis, said nozzle of said container extending above said base top end wall and being disposed within said aperture with said annular rib removably interlocking with said annular groove whereby said container can be opened by rotating the cap lid with respect to the base cap by means of said hinge and in the alternative by disengaging the closure attachment means on said nozzle from the attachment means on said first annular wall along with removing said annular rib from said annular groove.
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