Patent ID: 6343725
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A toggle-action dispensing closure that includes:a base having a skirt with internal means for securement to a container finish, an upper edge with a recessed portion, and a deck recessed beneath said upper edge and having a dispensing opening, and a dispensing actuator pivotally mounted to said base above said deck, said dispensing actuator including an outlet at a periphery of said actuator diametrically opposite said recessed portion of said base upper edge, a seal for cooperating with said dispensing opening for selectively opening and closing said dispensing opening, and an element extending radially outwardly from a periphery of said actuator adjacent to and overlying said recessed portion of said upper edge and diametrically opposite said outlet, said element, as viewed from radially outwardly of said closure, including a rectangular upper portion with a central axis and a triangular lower portion centered on said axis and terminating in a point adjacent to said recessed portion of said upper edge, first movement of said actuator to open said dispensing opening causing permanent deformation at said upper edge of said base and/or said point of said element, such that said element and said upper edge present reduced resistance to opening of said dispensing opening after said first movement.