Patent ID: 8814010

Claim:
A dispensing closure for a squeeze-type container, comprising: an insert member including a base configured and arranged to be seated within an open end of a squeeze-type container, a sealing tube extending upwardly from said base, said sealing tube having a sealing tip portion at an upper end thereof; and a closure body including an upper deck, a skirt depending downwardly from said upper deck, said skirt being configured and arranged to attach to a neck of said container; a flow conduit extending upwardly from said upper deck to provide a flow path from an interior of said closure to an exterior of said closure, said flow conduit having a dispensing tip portion, said flow conduit including an entrance orifice and an exit orifice at said dispensing tip portion, said flow conduit having an inner wall extending between said entrance orifice and said exit orifice, said closure body being rotatably movable relative to said base between a closed position wherein said sealing tip portion of said sealing tube matingly engages said inner wall of said flow conduit in the area of said dispensing tip and prevents a flow of liquid from exiting said exit orifice, and an open position wherein said inner wall of said flow conduit in the area of said dispensing tip is spaced from said sealing tip portion of said sealing tube and allows a flow of fluid to exit said exit orifice, said exit orifice being configured and arranged to produce a fan-type spray in a low-pressure environment when said squeeze-type container is inverted and squeezed.