Patent ID: 6349860
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A dispensing cap for a container, comprising a base which includes:a cylindrical skirt defining a longitudinal center axis and having a female screw thread formed on an internal surface thereof, the skirt including upper and lower axially spaced ends, the lower end being open for receiving a neck of a container, an upper portion of the skirt including an inner surface facing the axis; a transverse wall extending across the upper end of the skirt and including a discharge hole extending substantially coaxially with the center axis; an annular abutment surface extending coaxially with the center axis and spaced downwardly from the transverse wall for abutting against a container rim to limit axial insertion of the closure thereon, a lower end of the abutment surface lying in an imaginary plane oriented perpendicular to the center axis; and a tubular wall extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the transverse wall coaxially with the center axis for defining a downward extension of the discharge hole, the tubular wall being spaced inwardly from the abutment surface in a radial direction oriented perpendicular to the center axis, a lowermost end of the tubular wall lying substantially in the imaginary plane, wherein an annular serum trap is formed completely around the tubular wall and above the abutment surface and extending substantially unobstructedly in the radial direction from the tubular wall to the radially inwardly facing surface.