Closure for a container
AssigneeGateway Plastics, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Vogel, Terrence M. Parve
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Abstract
A closure is provided that is configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container. The closure includes a body portion having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body portion and an end wall defining at least one dispensing aperture. The closure also includes a member supported at the end wall. The member has a flap configured for pivotal movement and a user interface configured for sliding movement. The sliding movement of the user interface causes the pivotal movement of the flap. The closure further includes a retaining member coupled to the body portion for securing the member to the body portion. The retaining member at least partially covers the flap and the user interface.
Claims20
A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising:
- a body portion having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body portion and an end wall defining at least one dispensing aperture, the end wall including at least one raised rim configured to facilitate stacking of a bottom of another receptacle atop the closure;
- a member supported at the end wall, the member having a flap with a pivot rod defining a pivot axis substantially parallel to the end wall and configured for pivotal movement of the flap about the pivot axis and a user interface configured for sliding movement, the user interface coupled to the flap at a transition area having a hinge defining a hinge axis that is parallel to and offset from the pivot axis, so that the sliding movement of the user interface flexes the member about the hinge axis, causing the pivotal movement of the flap about the pivot axis between an open position and a closed position, the user interface including a projection configured to be engaged by a user, the projection circumferentially coextensive with the raised rim when in the closed position to facilitate stacking of the bottom of another receptacle atop the closure;
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- a retaining member coupled to the body portion for securing the member to the body portion, the retaining member at least partially covering the flap and the user interface.
A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising:
- a body portion having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body portion and an end wall defining at least one dispensing aperture, the end wall including at least one raised rim configured to facilitate stacking of a bottom of another receptacle atop the closure;
- a flap supported at the end wall by a pivot connection defining a pivot axis and configured for pivotal movement about the pivot axis between a first position in which the dispensing aperture is closed and a second position in which the dispensing aperture is open;
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- a user interface coupled to the flap at a transition area by a hinge defining a hinge axis substantially parallel to and offset from the pivot axis, the user interface slidable in a direction substantially parallel to the end wall and perpendicular to the hinge axis for moving the flap between the first position and the second position, the user interface including a projection configured to be engaged by a user, the projection circumferentially coextensive with the raised rim when in the first position to facilitate stacking of the bottom of another receptacle atop the closure;
- wherein the user interface remains within the outer periphery of the body portion as the flap is moved between the first position and the second position.
A closure configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container, the closure comprising:
- a body portion having an open bottom formed of a skirt and an end wall defining a dispensing aperture, the end wall including at least one raised rim configured to facilitate stacking of a bottom of another receptacle atop the closure;
- a flap supported at the end wall by a pivot connection defining a pivot axis for pivotal movement between an open position and a closed position;
- a user interface coupled to the flap by a hinge defining a hinge axis substantially parallel to and offset from the pivot axis and supported at the end wall for slidable movement between a first position in which the flap is in the open position and a second position in which the flap is in the closed position, the user interface including a projection configured to be engaged by a user, the projection circumferentially coextensive with the raised rim when in the closed position to facilitate stacking of the bottom of another receptacle atop the closure;
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- a retaining member disposed over the flap and the user interface and coupled to the end wall for securing the flap and the user interface relative to the body portion,
- wherein the end wall defines a recess configured to receive the retaining member so that the retaining member is substantially uniform with the end wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.