Patent ID: 7398900
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing closure for fluid products, which includes: a closure base having a deck, a skirt for securement to a container finish, and a recess in said deck including a first annular wall extending from said deck within said skirt, a second annular wall extending radially inwardly from said first annular wall at a position spaced from said deck, a third annular wall extending toward said deck from an inner periphery of said second annular wall, and a lid integrally hinged to said base to pivot between a closed position overlying said deck and an open position spaced from said deck, a collar secured to a free end of said third annular wall, and a dispensing valve of flexible resilient elastomeric construction having a peripheral portion captured in compression between said collar and said third annular wall, and a central portion with at least one dispensing slit, said collar including a flat annular deck, a first annular wall extending from an outer periphery of said flat annular deck and engaging said third annular wall on said base to secure said collar and said valve to said base, said collar including a second annular wall extending from an inner periphery of said flat annular deck, and said lid includes a wall for engaging said second annular wall on said collar to hold said lid in said closed position.