Closure for a container
AssigneeGateway Plastics, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Vogel, Terrence M. Parve
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Abstract
A closure for a container having a body and a cover is disclosed. The body includes a base configured to be coupled to a receptacle, a top portion coupled to the base, a dispensing aperture in the top portion, and a recess extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the top portion. The top portion has a first contour, at least a portion of which is non-planar. The cover includes a bottom surface having a second contour and a skirt configured to be received within the recess in the top portion when the cover is in the closed position.
Claims42
An integrally-formed closure for a container of a type including a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom, the closure comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a generally cylindrical base configured to be coupled to the receptacle;
- a top portion coupled to the base and including a dispensing aperture;
- a recess extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the top portion;
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- a first element coupled to the top portion and located in the recess;
- a cover coupled to the body for movement between a closed position in which the dispensing aperture is closed and an open position in which the dispensing aperture is open, the cover comprising:
- a bottom surface;
- a skirt extending downwardly from the outside edge of the bottom surface and configured to be received within the recess in the top portion when the cover is in the closed position;
- a second element located on the skirt;
- a projection extending from the bottom surface of the cover and configured to extend into the dispensing aperture of the top portion when the cover is in the closed position;
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- an annular projection extending from a top surface of the cover;
- wherein the first element and the second element are configured to cooperate with one another to releasably retain the cover in the closed position.
An integrally-formed closure for a container of a type including a receptacle having an open top, a closed bottom, and a threaded neck configured to receive the closure, the closure comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a generally cylindrical base including a thread configured to engage the threaded neck of the receptacle;
- a top portion coupled to the base, the top portion having a first contour and including a dispensing aperture;
- a recess extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the top portion;
- a first element located in the recess;
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- an indentation in the base near the recess;
- a cover comprising:
- a bottom surface having a second contour;
- a downwardly extending skirt configured to be received within the recess in the top portion when the cover is in a closed position;
- a second element located on the skirt;
- a projection extending from the bottom surface of the cover and configured to extend into the dispensing aperture of the top portion when the cover is in the closed position;
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- an annular projection extending from a top surface of the cover;
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- a hinge coupled to the periphery of the body and the periphery of the cover, the hinge being configured so that the cover is pivotable about an axis generally tangent to the base between the closed position in which the dispensing aperture is closed and an open position in which matter may be dispensed through the dispensing aperture;
- wherein the first element and the second element are configured to cooperate with one another to releasably retain the cover in the closed position;
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- wherein the cover extends radially outward over the indentation in the base of the body to provide a surface for facilitating the movement of the cover from the closed position to the open position.
A closure for a container of a type including a receptacle having an open top and a closed bottom, the closure comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a base configured to be coupled to the receptacle;
- a top portion coupled to the base, the top portion having a first contour, at least a portion of the first contour being non-planar;
- a dispensing aperture in the top portion;
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- a recess extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the top portion;
- and
- a cover coupled to the body for movement between a closed position in which the dispensing aperture is closed and an open position in which the dispensing aperture is open, the cover comprising:
- a bottom surface having a second contour;
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- a skirt extending downwardly from the bottom surface and configured to be received within the recess in the top portion when the cover is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.