Patent ID: 7832579

Claim:
An aseptic closure for a container having a container opening, the closure comprising: an annular top having: an outer skirt depending downwardly from an outer perimeter of the annular top and an inner skirt depending downwardly from an inner perimeter of the annular top, wherein a portion of the container adjacent the container opening is received between the outer and inner skirts, an annular bottom extending radially inward from the inner skirt, the annular bottom having defined thereon a dispensing aperture being positioned within the container opening when the closure is mounted to the container, a sealing member formed to the annular bottom for closing the dispensing aperture and a frangible line of weakness formed in a V-shape between the sealing member and dispensing aperture, wherein at least a portion of the sealing member is removable from the annular bottom at the frangible line of weakness to expose at least a portion of the dispensing aperture, and wherein the sealing member is secured to a gripping member, which when the gripping member is pulled the frangible line of weakness breaks separating the sealing member from the annular bottom; and an overclosure having: an annular base having an orifice positioned within the dispensing aperture, the annular base further having a first structure depending downwardly from an outer perimeter of the annular base to engage the outer skirt of the annular top, the annular base further having an annular ring extending upwardly about a perimeter defined around the orifice in a substantially parallel orientation to the container opening, a top hingedly connected to the base, and the top having a plug depending internally from the top and which seals against the annular ring formed by the base of the overclosure when the top is moved to a closed position and which when in the closed position the plug maintains the gripping member below the annular base, and wherein when the top is moved to an opened position at least a portion of the orifice and thus container opening being exposed whereby the sealing member can be removed through the orifice by pulling the gripping member.