Patent ID: 6672487
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A dispensing package for fluid products, which comprises:a container having a body for holding a product to be dispensed, and a finish extending from said body and having an open mouth, a closure base including a ledge with a skirt externally secured to said finish and a cylindrical wall extending from said ledge coaxially with said mouth, a collar having a deck with a central opening aligned with said mouth, a first cylindrical wall surrounding said opening and extending away from said mouth, and a second cylindrical wall externally surrounding and secured to said cylindrical wall on said base, a lid integrally connected to said collar or said base by at least one hinge, and a dispensing valve of flexible resilient elastomeric construction, said dispensing valve having a peripheral portion captured between said collar deck and said base cylindrical wall for securing said valve in position and simultaneously functioning as a seal between said base and said collar, an intermediate portion underlying said collar deck, an annular wall portion extending from an inner end of said intermediate portion radially inwardly adjacent to an inner surface of said first cylindrical collar wall, an inner portion extending radially inwardly from said annular wall portion, and at least one dispensing slit in said inner portion.