Patent ID: 8215512

Claim:
A cap for a container defining an interior for storing consumable liquid and having an upper portion defining a mouth, said cap comprising: (a) an inner member having a top portion with a peripheral wall extending downwardly for covering a mouth of a container and defining an opening having a first central axis, said peripheral wall of said inner member having means for retaining said cap onto the container, said inner member further comprising a first aperture for facing an interior of the container and a second aperture defined by a spout extending upwardly from said top portion, said first and second apertures being in liquid communication for allowing passage of the consumable liquid; (b) an outer member having a top portion, an inner peripheral wall defining an inner aperture having a second central axis spaced apart from said first central axis, and an external peripheral wall extending downwardly from said top portion of said outer member for covering at least partially said peripheral wall of said inner member; and (c) a seal made of a flexible material and comprising (i) a top section having a depressible portion and a flange portion having an external edge, said depressible portion being located around said second central axis and said flange portion at least partially surrounding said depressible portion for overlapping said spout, and (ii) a peripheral wall extending downwardly from said top section and having a lower end mounted to said outer member in an area adjacent said inner aperture of said outer member; wherein said seal is in a closed position when said depressible portion is above said flange portion and said flange portion has a portion covering said spout for hampering the outward flow of consumable liquid through said spout, and wherein, upon pressure of a user on said depressible portion, said depressible portion is moved downwardly along said second central axis such that said flange portion is above said depressible portion and frees said spout for allowing unimpeded passage of the consumable liquid outwards from the interior of the container.