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US 9,272,822 B2Granted
Dispensing closure assembly for a container
AssigneeThe Decor Corporation Pty Ltd.
InventorJim Samartgis
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Abstract
A dispensing closure assembly for a container includes a main body member which is adapted, in use, to be releasably affixable to the container, that main body member including a dispensing outlet and a control member, releasably associated with the main body member, and closure member which is releasably associated with both the main body member and the control member such that movement of the control member allows for selective and controlled movement of the closure member between respective end positions into, and out of, engagement with the dispensing outlet of the main body member.
Claims24
A dispensing closure assembly for a container, said assembly including:
- a main body member adapted, in use, to be releasably affixable to said container, said main body member having a dispensing means associated therewith;
- a lever or control member adapted to be releasably associated with said main body member;
- a flap or closure member adapted to be releasably associated with both said main body member and said lever or control member, the arrangement being such that movement of said lever or control member allows for selective and controlled movement of said flap or closure member between respective end positions into, and out of, engagement with said dispensing means of said main body member;
- said main body member having a cylindrical hollow member having one end thereof open and including, at the other opposed closed end thereof, a surface extending across the closed end of the cylindrical member which includes said dispensing means;
- said dispensing means being in the form of a pouring spout associated with, and extending beyond the closing surface of said main body member;
- said pouring spout being disposed at a position on said surface which is spaced from the peripheral outer cylindrical wall of said main body member;
- said main body member also including at, or in the vicinity of the free open end thereof, opposed outwardly projecting lugs;
- said surface of said main body member including a recessed portion, including opposed apertures or blind bores in the free end thereof;
- means for releasably associating said main body member with said container;
- said main body member further including a substantially cylindrical projection, extending downwardly from said surface of said main body member in a direction towards the free end of said main body member;
- said substantially cylindrical protection being truncated, extending downwardly from said surface of said main body member but not protruding beyond the free open end thereof;
- said main body member including a plurality of threads extending along at least part of the internal side wall thereof, to co-operate in use with complementary threads provided on said container;
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- said lever or control member including a substantially U-shaped member having opposed leg members extending angularly from each end thereof, said lever or control member further including, at or in the vicinity of the junction of the U-shaped central member and the opposed leg members, opposed internally-directed lug members or actuating pins.
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A dispensing closure assembly for a container, including:
- a cap which is adapted to engage with the container and be releasably affixable to the container, the cap including a main body, of a substantially cylindrical shape which is open at one end, including an upper surface which extends transversely of the main body and an outer peripheral wall which extends downwardly from and substantially normally to the upper surface, the upper surface including a dispensing outlet disposed substantially centrally thereof and extending upwardly therefrom wherein the main body includes, extending downwardly from the upper surface, an inner peripheral wall which forms with the outer peripheral wall, an annular space for receiving, and co-operating with, a neck of the container;
- a control member which is releasably associated with the main body member of the cap;
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- a closure member, releasably associated with both the main body member of the cap and the control member, the arrangement being such that movement of the control member allows for selective and controlled movement of the closure member between respective end positions into, and out of, engagement with the dispensing outlet of the main body, wherein said closure member includes a shaped cap portion which in use, overlays and co-operates with said dispensing outlet of said main body, and a shaped arm member formed integrally therewith and extending therefrom, said arm member having a shaped track formed in each side thereof which, in use, releasably receives and co-operates with the control member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.