Patent ID: 9334097
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A one-piece dispensing closure for use in connection with a pouch-like container, said dispensing closure comprising: a closure body having a closure deck and a canoe-shaped skirt portion extending downwardly from said closure deck, said skirt portion being receivable within an open mouth of said pouch-like container and having heat sealing formations on an outer surface thereof which are configured and arranged for heat sealing to an inner surface of said mouth of said container, said closure body further including a neck portion extending upwardly from said closure deck, said skirt portion including an entrance orifice and said neck portion including a dispensing orifice; said closure body further including an interior wall extending through said closure body from said entrance orifice to said dispensing orifice to define a flow path through said closure body; a cap having an upper wall and an outer sidewall depending downwardly from said upper wall; an integrally formed living hinge connecting said cap to said closure body and providing for hinged movement of said cap between a closed position and an open position, said cap further including an annular sealing wall depending downwardly from said upper wall and engaging with said dispensing orifice to seal said dispensing orifice when said cap is in said closed position; an arcuate tamper-evident tear strip integrally formed with said cap, said tear strip being connected to said cap by at least two frangible elements extending between an inner surface of the tear strip and the outer sidewall of the cap, said tear strip being selectively detachable from said cap by a user by breaking said frangible elements; said tear strip including a recessed ledge formed on said inner surface thereof; a locking tab formed on an outer surface of said neck portion of said closure body, said locking tab being positioned to engage said ledge on said tear strip when said cap is in said closed position, said locking tab and said ledge cooperating to prevent said cap from being moved from said closed position to said open position without detaching said tear strip from said cap; a latch recess defined within said outer sidewall of said cap above said living hinge; and a latch protrusion on said outer surface of said neck portion of said closure body below said living hinge, said latch recess engaging with said latch protrusion to selectively maintain said cap in said open position.