Patent ID: 6578744
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A dispensing closure for a container that contains a flowable product, comprising:a body member having an upper deck portion and a downwardly depending skirt portion, said downwardly depending skirt portion having structure defined on an interior surface thereof that is constructed and arranged to be mounted to a finish of a container, said body member further having a dispensing opening defined in said upper deck portion; a lid member hingedly mounted to said body member by a hinge, said lid member comprising a cover portion and at least one downwardly depending sidewall portion; releasable lock means for releasably locking said lid member in a closed position with respect to said body member; and wherein said downwardly depending sidewall portion of said lid member and said upper deck portion of said body member are configured to form therebetween a watertight seal when said lid member is in said closed position with respect to said body member.