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US 5,706,981 AGranted
Dispensing closure for container
OwnerJamshid Nobakhtinventor
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A closure suitable for use with a condiment container which has a dispensing mouth formed therein, the closure comprising a cover adapted to fit over the mouth of the container and having a plurality of dispensing sections formed therein with at least one dispensing aperture in each dispensing section, each dispensing section having a sealing flap associated therewith, the sealing flap being hingedly secured whereby the flap can be moved from a first position in an overlying sealing relationship with the dispensing aperture to a second open position permitting access to the dispensing aperture. The closure has a pair of retaining posts for retaining the flap in the open position. Since there are a plurality of dispensing sections, the closure can function as a universal closure for many different types of condiments.
A closure comprising a cover portion having a downwardly depending skirt adapted to engage a side wall of a container and with said cover portion being adapted to cover a mouth of said container, said cover member having a plurality of dispensing sections, each of said dispensing sections having at least one dispensing aperture formed therein, a sealing member having a central portion secured to said cover portion, each dispensing section having a sealing flap associated therewith, each of said sealing flaps being hingedly secured to said central portion such that said flaps can be moved from a first position wherein each of said flaps is in an overlying sealing relationship with one of said dispensing apertures to a second position permitting access to said dispensing apertures, and means for retaining said flaps in said second open position.
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