Patent ID: 9714124
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B65D,B67D

Claim:
1. A cap assembly for connection to a spout of a flexible container containing flowable material therein, the cap assembly consisting of: (a) a cap member positioned on the spout of the container, wherein said cap member having an interior wall that defines a through central opening in communication with the contents of the container and further defines a spout receiving portion and a top portion, said interior wall having an annular bead and said cap member having a radial shoulder; (b) providing an outlet member positioned on the valve member, the outlet member having a handle with locking lugs and thereby being removably engaged to the cap member; (c) a valve member having a central bore defining one or more side openings slidably enclosed within the central opening of the cap member and being lockable into a locked closed or open position; and (d) a flexible barrier layer removably and hermetically bonded to the top portion of the cap member covering the central opening of the cap member thereby hermetically sealing the flowable material of the container and the valve member.