Patent ID: 8100303

Claim:
A closure for a receptacle of a type having an open top and a closed bottom, the closure comprising: a body comprising: a cylindrical side wall having a first open end configured to receive the top of the receptacle and a second end; an end wall coupled to the second end of the cylindrical portion, the end wall including a plurality of shaker openings and a spooning opening; a sealing structure having a plurality of distinct and separate sealing rings spaced radially inward from the side wall comprising at least (1) a first ring with a planar sealing surface and provided a first radial distance from the side wall and a first axial distance from the end wall and (2) a second ring with a planar sealing surface and provided a second radial distance from the side wall and a second axial distance from the end wall, the second radial distance being less than the first radial distance and the second axial distance being less than the first radial distance; a top coupled to the body and having a shaker flap and a spooning flap, the shaker flap having an outer edge with a downwardly extending skirt and being configured for selective movement between an open position in which the shaker openings are opened and a closed position in which the shaker openings are closed, the spooning flap having an outer edge with a downwardly extending skirt and configured for selective movement between an open position in which the spooning opening is opened and a closed position in which the spooning opening is closed; and a transition region having an exposed surface and being located between the sealing structure and the side wall; wherein the exposed surface extends from a first point on the sealing structure radially inward from the side wall to a second point on the side wall below the end wall and below the first point, the exposed surface not extending above the first point.