Patent ID: 6415966
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A closure of a push-pull type for use with a container having a mounting portion on which the closure is mounted, the closure including; a base provided with a skirt having means for securing the closure to the mounting portion of a container, the base having an upper portion from which extends a plug member, a valve lifter mounted about the upper portion of the base and moveable relative to the plug member between a closed position wherein the plug member is seated within an opening in the valve lifter to thereby create a seal between the base and the valve lifter and an open position wherein the plug member is spaced from the opening in the valve lifter to permit liquid flow therebetween, a cap covering the valve lifter before the valve lifter is moved to the open position for a first time, and wherein a tamper indicating inner seal is provided over a portion of a top part of the valve lifter and the plug member to thereby provide a further seal between the plug member and the valve lifter until the valve lifter is moved to the open position for the first time.