Patent ID: 8960506
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A closure for an opening of a container having a container interior for storing a product, the closure comprising: a base that is either (A) separate from said container for being attached to said container, or (B) a structure formed as a unitary portion of said container, the base having a deck wall overlaying the opening, a pouring spout extending along a longitudinal axis from the deck wall to a pouring lip above the deck wall, a dispensing port extending through the deck wall and terminating at a location within the pouring spout below the pouring lip to direct product from the opening to the pouring spout, and a vent port spaced laterally from the dispensing port and extending from a first orifice in the deck wall to a second orifice located within the pouring spout below the pouring lip, the second orifice oriented to direct any product exiting the second orifice along a flow vector that is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis.