Patent ID: 7810681

Claim:
The combination of a fitment used in connection with a container neck finish, the combination comprising: a container neck finish being connected to or extending from a container having a bore defined through the container finish for expelling contents contained within the container, the container neck finish having an annular top surface that merges at an outer periphery defined by the annular top surface with a first vertical stretch, the first vertical stretch having a lower end that connects to an inward directed stretch, the inward directed stretch having an inner peripheral edge that merges with a second vertical stretch that connects to an outward directed stretch which further forms an internal downward facing ledge, depending from an outer peripheral edge of the ledge is a third vertical stretch; and a dispensing fitment inserted into the bore of the container neck finish, the dispensing fitment having a top annular flange positioned on the annular top surface, the top annular flange having an inner peripheral edge that merges with a downwardly depending skirt, the skirt having an exterior wall to engage at least an inner edge defined by the annular top surface, the skirt further having an interior wall with an annular projection intermediate top and bottom ends defined by the skirt, a removable membrane circumferentially connected to the annular projection through a line of weakness, the removable membrane having a pull ring connected thereto, and the dispensing fitment further having a retention structure hingedly depending from the bottom end of the skirt, the retention structure including a retaining rim having an edge positioned within an area defined by the internal downward facing ledge and the outward directed stretch.