Patent ID: 7048158

Claim:
A closure for resealably closing a container, the closure comprising: a closure body including a top deck, a skirt downwardly depending from a periphery of the top deck, an elongated orifice formed in the top deck, and a spout extending upwardly from the top deck substantially coextensive with the orifice, the skirt including threads disposed thereon, the elongated orifice including a length that is greater than its width, the orifice is spaced apart from a longitudinal centerline of the closure; a cap including a lid member, a cap sidewall extending downwardly from a periphery of the lid member, a spud, and a spout cover extending downwardly from the lid member, an interior surface of the spout cover receiving the spout therein, the spout cover interior surface and an exterior surface of the spout forming a sealing contact therebetween while the cap is in a closed position thereby forming an outside seal relative to the spout, the spud extending downwardly from the lid member substantially within the spout cover and spaced apart therefrom, an exterior surface of the spud contacting an interior surface of the spout while the closure is in the closed position, the contact between the spud and the interior surface of the spout enhances the sealing contact between the spout cover interior surface and the spout exterior surface, the spout cover has a height measured from the lid member that is greater than a height of the spout such that a distal edge of the spout cover extends below a distal tip of the spud while the closure is in its closed position; and a hinge coupled between the body and the cap for enabling actuation of the cap relative to the body between an open position in which the spout cover is disengaged with the spout and the closed position in which the spout cover is engaged with the spout, whereby the orifice enables dispensing of container contents therethrough while the cap is the open position and the spout cover prevents dispensing of the container contents while the cap is in the closed position.