Patent ID: 6854619

Claim:
A flip-top closure for dispensing a product from a container, the flip-top closure comprising: a base member having a neck facilitating attachment of the base member to a desired container, and the base member having a dispensing orifice communicating with the neck to facilitate dispensing product from a container; a cap formed integral with the base member and connected thereto by a hinge which facilitates pivoting motion of the cap relative to the base member, a handle component located opposite the hinge, and the cap being pivotable from an open position to a closed position and from the closed position to the open position; and the cap carrying a sealing member which facilitates sealing of the orifice when the cap is in the closed position; wherein the flip-top closure includes a child resistant locking system which resists opening of the flip-top container by a child, the child resistant locking system comprises a releasable locking engagement between the dispensing orifice and the sealing member which facilitates retaining the cap in a locked position and resists opening of the flip-top container by a child when the cap is in the closed position and upon squeezing opposed side walls of the cap inwardly in a squeeze direction to decrease a diameter of the cap and increase a diameter of the cap in a direction extending normal the squeeze direction, the handle component is sufficiently extending radially away from the hinge to be accessible and facilitate disengagement of the sealing member from the dispensing orifice and movement of the cap to the open position.