Patent ID: 6932240

Claim:
A dispensing closure in combination with a tubular receptacle wherein said dispensing closure comprises an open base having a circular cross-sectional shape; an oval-shaped top face, said oval shape having a long axis and a short axis; an attachment means whereby said dispensing closure may be attached to a discharge port on said tubular receptacle; and a dispensing mechanism interfitted with said dispensing closure, said dispensing mechanism providing a means whereby fluid materials may be dispensed from said tubular receptacle through said dispensing closure; and said tubular receptacle comprises a cylindrical sleeve having an open end and a closed end, said sleeve having the form of a right circular cylinder; a circular head molded onto said cylindrical sleeve thereby forming said closed end; and said discharge port, said discharge port being molded onto said circular head, wherein, when said open end of said tubular receptacle is crimped to form an edge defining a straight line, and said dispensing closure is attached to said discharge port and oriented so that said long axis of said oval-shaped face is substantially parallel to said line defined by said edge, said combination of dispensing closure and tubular receptacle appears to an ordinary observer to have oval cross-sections throughout the length of said combination.