Patent ID: 7445169

Claim:
A dispensing cap for dispensing material from a container having a mouth, the cap comprising: a main body mountable on the mouth of the container, the main body including a protruding portion having a passageway for receiving and passing therethrough material flowing through the mouth, the protruding portion having a plurality of sides, the protruding portion disposed on the main body such that a space is formed adjacent one side of the plurality of sides of the protruding portion; and a combination seal and dispensing spout pivotally mounted to the main body, the spout having a top wall and an extended portion joined to the top wall, a bottom wall having an opening formed through the thickness thereof, the opening being dimensioned to receive the protruding portion of the main body, and two side walls coupled to the top wall and the bottom wall, the spout being pivotal between a sealing position in which the protruding portion is received by the opening formed in the bottom wall of the spout with the top wall of the spout resting against the protruding portion of the main body and covering the passageway of the protruding portion such that the spout substantially prevents flow of material through the passageway and a dispensing position in which the top wall of the spout uncovers the passageway of the protruding portion such that material can be dispensed by flowing through the mouth and the passageway and onto the spout, wherein upon the spout pivoting on the main body from the sealing position to the dispensing position, the extended portion pivots through the space and contacts at least one side of the plurality of sides of the protruding portion of the main body.