Patent ID: 8408432

Claim:
A dispensing closure for a container, said dispensing closure comprising: a base ( 200 ) and mounting means ( 220 ) on said base ( 200 ) for mounting said base ( 200 ) to a container at an opening of the container, said base ( 200 ) also constituting an outer side-wall ( 240 ) of said closure, said outer side-wall ( 240 ) defining at least one opening ( 242 ) extending completely through said side-wall ( 240 ); a dispensing element ( 100 ) having a dispensing channel ( 160 ) and a discharge opening ( 164 ), said dispensing element ( 100 ) being movable between a closed position and an open position; said dispensing element ( 100 ) comprising at least one operational control element ( 142 ), at least partially extending into said at least one opening ( 242 ) in said outer side wall ( 240 ) of said base ( 200 ) to be accessible by an operator such that a force can be exerted by the operator onto said at least one operational control element in order to move said dispensing element ( 100 ) between said closed and said open position; said dispensing closure being arranged such that said discharge opening ( 164 ) is closed by said outer side-wall ( 240 ) of said base ( 200 ), when said dispensing element ( 100 ) is in said closed position, and/or such that said dispensing channel ( 160 ) is closed by a shut-off element ( 260 ) of said base ( 200 ), when said dispensing element ( 100 ) is in said closed position.