Patent ID: 8297462
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A45F,A47G,B65D,F16B

Abstract:
1. A dispensing closure for a bottle, said closure comprising: a cap body, said cap body being attachable to the bottle, said cap body comprising an outer surface and an inner surface having a fulcrum, said cap body having a dispensing opening therein, said dispensing opening connecting an inner port to a mouthpiece, and said cap body having a tubular passage therein into which an O-ring having an inner diameter is installed; a carabiner spine that is fixed to said cap body, said carabiner spine having a first hook; a carabiner gate that is pivotably attached to said cap body at a pivot point, said carabiner gate having a second hook that is connectable to said first hook, said carabiner gate being capable of assuming a connected position, an intermediate position and a full open position; a sealing member comprising a stopper end, a lever arm having a lug, and a pivoting end that is pivotably attached to said fulcrum, said sealing member having a closed position in which it is seated against and closes said inner port and an open position in which it is not seated against and does not close said inner port, said sealing member being urged into said closed position by a first spring; a piston and a second spring that are movably seated in said tubular passage, the inner diameter of said O-ring accommodating said piston, said piston having two ends, a first end having a slot into which said lug extends, said piston being urged by said second spring in a direction that causes said sealing member to assume said closed position and said hooks to connect, and a second end; and a connecting member that movably connects said pivot point to said second end; whereby said closure is operative to close said opening when said carabiner gate is in the connected position or in the intermediate position and is operative to open said opening when said carabiner gate is in the full open position.