Patent ID: 6763980
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container closure and pouring apparatus, comprising:a cap including a cylindrical wall having a hollow interior, a first, open end and a second, closed end, said cylindrical wall being formed with at least one inlet port extending into said hollow interior and internal threads, said cap being adapted to mount to a container, wherein said second, closed end of said cap is formed with a base having a seat, said seat having inner and outer walls which taper outwardly and away from one another in a direction from said base toward said first, open end, said outer wall terminating in a top edge; a spout including a tubular section connected to a pouring section which collectively form a flow path for the passage of liquid, said tubular section being insertable within said first, open end of said cap and being movable between a closed position in which said tubular section closes said at least one inlet port in said cap and an open position in which said at least one inlet port is uncovered, said tubular section of said spout being formed with external threads which mate with said internal threads of said cylindrical wall of said cap to releaseably interconnect said cap and said spout with said spout in the closed position, wherein said tubular section of said spout includes a bottom portion formed with a bottom surface, an inner edge and an outer edge, said tubular section being formed with a radially outwardly extending first ridge seal spaced from said bottom surface, whereby in the closed position of said spout said inner edge seals against said inner wall of said seat of said cap, said outer edge seals against said outer wall of said seat and said first ridge seal forms a seal against said top edge of said outer wall and wherein said tubular section of said spout is formed with a stop at the juncture of said tubular section and said pouring section, said stop being engageable with said cap in the closed position of said spout.