Dispensing closure with latch back
AssigneePolytop Corporation
InventorClifford W. Skillin
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Abstract
A closure body has a closure deck with a dispensing orifice. A lower peripheral skirt depends from the closure deck and is configured to be mounted on a container. A closure cap has an upper wall and a wall flange which depends from the upper wall. A hinge structure joins the wall flange to the lower peripheral skirt. A latch recess is defined within the lower peripheral skirt. A latch protrusion is located on the wall flange of the cap and positioned respectively positioned above the latch recess when closure cap is in a closed position. The latch protrusion and the latch recess define interfitting mating formations which engage to secure the cap to the closure body when the closure cap is in an open position.
Claims25
A dispensing closure, comprising:
- a closure body;
- a cap hingedly connected to said closure body;
- a first living hinge joining said closure body to said cap;
- a second living hinge joining said closure body to said cap;
- a latch recess defined within the closure body and positioned between the first living hinge and the second living hinge;
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- a latch protrusion on the cap positioned respectively above said latch recess in a closed position of said closure cap, and said latch protrusion and said latch recess defining interfitting mating formations which engage to secure said cap to said closure body when the cap is in an open position.
A dispensing closure, comprising:
- a closure body having a closure deck with a dispensing orifice, a lower peripheral skirt depending from the closure deck, said lower peripheral skirt is configured to be mounted on a container;
- a cap having an upper wall and a wall flange depending from said upper wall;
- a hinge structure joining said wall flange to said lower peripheral skirt;
- a latch recess defined within said lower peripheral skirt;
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- a latch protrusion on the wall flange of said cap positioned respectively positioned above said latch recess in a closed position of said closure cap, and said latch protrusion and said latch recess defining interfitting mating formations which engage to secure said cap to said closure body when closure cap is in an open position.
A dispensing closure, comprising:
- a closure body having a closure deck with a dispensing orifice, a lower peripheral skirt depending from the closure deck, said lower peripheral skirt having an inner surface configured to be mounted to a container, said lower peripheral skirt defining a horizontal ledge;
- a cap hingedly connected to said closure body, said cap having a wall flange;
- a hinge structure for connecting the closure body to the cap;
- a latch recess defined within said horizontal ledge, said latch recess defining a generally u-shaped, concave formation, the latch recess positioned adjacent said double hinge;
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- a latch protrusion depending from the cap and positioned respectively above said latch recess when closure cap is in closed position, and said latch protrusion defining a generally inverted u-shaped convex mating formation, and said latch recess and latch protrusion defining interfitting mating formations which engage to secure said cap to said closure body when closure cap is in an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.