Patent ID: 6152320
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A closure for resealably closing a fluid container, said closure including a body portion, said body portion having a discharge opening, a downwardly depending shank, an attachment member disposed on an interior surface of said body portion such that said body portion is coupled to said fluid container thereby, and a cap portion for resealably sealing said discharge opening, said closure including a dual axis hinge, comprising:a first hinge and a second hinge connecting said cap portion to said body portion, said first hinge defining a first axis of rotation of said cap portion relative to said body portion, said second hinge defining a second axis of rotation of said cap portion relative to said body portion, said first axis of rotation being spaced apart and independent from said second axis of rotation, said first hinge being coupled to said shank such that said first axis of rotation is substantially tangential to said shank, said first hinge comprising a flexible web having a first end attached to the shank and an opposing second end attached to the cap portion, said web first end and said web second end being disposed on radially opposing sides of said first hinge axis of rotation, said web capable of urging said first hinge from an intermediate position toward either one of an open position and a closed position such that said first hinge is a snap hinge, said second hinge comprising a detent disposed completely within the cap portion that forms a flexible member on said cap, said second axis of rotation is spaced apart from said web, at least a portion of said cap being pivotable about said second hinge, said cap portion being rotatable with respect to said body portion about said first hinge and said second hinge in excess of 180-degrees between an open position and a closed position.