Patent ID: 6547102
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A closure for a container having a mouth, said closure comprising, a base including a horizontally disposed platform and a skirt surrounding said platform and adapted to be positioned adjacent to said mouth, a passageway in said platform disposed adjacent to said mouth to permit the contents of said container to pass therethrough, said platform having a hole positioned therein proximate to said passageway, a top having a generally horizontally disposed wall, a post formed on said wall and depending therefrom, said post adapted to be engaged within the hole, said top being movable along the horizontal plane about an axis of engagement between the post and the hole in swivel motion with respect to the base between a closed position in which the top fully covers the passageway in the base to an open position in which the top uncovers the passageway, the axis of engagement between the post and the hole being generally tilted with respect to normal, said top being maintained in either its open or closed position without application of any extraneous restraining force applied thereto.