Patent ID: 7637402
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing closure comprising: a closure body; a closure lid; and a living hinge structure hingeably connecting said closure lid to said closure body, said closure body including an upper deck, a skirt depending from the upper deck, said skirt being configured and arranged to mount to a product container, and a flow conduit extending through said upper deck to provide a flow path from an interior of said closure to an exterior of said closure, said flow conduit including an entrance orifice and an exit orifice, said flow conduit having an inner wall extending between said entrance orifice and said exit orifice, said inner wall including at least one flow inhibitor structure, said flow inhibitor structure comprising at least one helically threaded flight extending at least partially inwardly from said inner wall into said flow path to define an unobstructed central flow path and a partially obstructed peripheral flow path.