Patent ID: 9643759
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A closure for a container, the closure comprising: a base having a first portion and an underlying second portion fixedly attached thereto and defining a longitudinal axis extending in a direction from the first portion to the underlying second portion, a passageway extending through the first and second portions in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base, a width of the passageway in the first portion, as measured generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, being smaller than a width of the passageway in the second portion, as measured generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, at least a portion of the second portion being configured to be attached to at least a portion of an opening of a container such that the passageway is in registry with at least a portion of the opening; a cap movably attached to the first portion of the base, the cap being movable between a first position in which at least a portion of the cap blocks at least a portion of the passageway and a second position in which the cap is spaced-apart from at least a portion of the passageway to allow contents from within the container to pass therethrough; a seal on one of the cap and the base, at least a portion of the seal being positioned and at least partially compressed between the cap and the base when the cap is in the first position to seal the passageway; and at least one first fastening member positioned on or in the first portion of the base, and at least one complementary second fastening member positioned on or in the cap, wherein the second fastening member engages the first fastening member to align the cap with the base.