Patent ID: 7967172

Claim:
A container having a dispensing device comprising, when the container is in an inverted position, a body portion for containing the contents of the container, the body portion having a discharge opening at the lower end thereof, a spout extending downwardly from the discharge opening and open at its lower end, an annular ring having an outer portion which encircles the spout and an inner portion which has at least one aperture therethrough, the annular ring being movable upwardly and downwardly along the exterior of the spout, the annular ring connected to a valve member which has a closed position at which it blocks off the flow of the contents of the container downwardly through the discharge opening, and an open position at which the valve permits the contents of the container to flow downwardly out of the discharge opening and through the at least one aperture, a resilient member biasing the annular ring to move downwardly along the spout to move the valve member to its closed condition, and wherein compression of the resilient member moves the annular ring upwardly to move the valve member to its open position.