Patent ID: 7306127
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A closure for a fluid container that dispenses product through a container opening by the application of hand pressure, comprising: an annular collar for attachment to the container about its opening; a plurality of leaflets attached by hinges to the collar; a plurality of flexible and foldable webs attached to and extending between adjacent pairs of leaflets; said leaflets extending adjacent one another in an essentially flat surface in the closed position of the closure with the webs folded like pleats beneath the adjacent leaflets; said leaflets upon product dispensing being pivotable upwardly at their hinges by fluid pressure to separate from one another in the open position of the closure, with said web numbers unfolding and extending between the separated leaflets to form with the leaflets the closure dispensing opening; said leaflets in the absence of product dispensing being pivotable downwardly to return to their closed closure position adjacent one another with said webs folded beneath the leaflets.