Patent ID: 8215506

Claim:
A flip top closure assembly for an associated bottle comprising: a base portion affixed onto a neck of the associated bottle, the base portion including: a peripheral skirt for engagement with the associated bottle, a wall extending inwardly from atop the skirt and having a pour opening therein, a pouring lip extending upwardly and outwardly from the skirt past a sidewall of the associated bottle and terminating in a pouring edge, the pouring lip and a portion of the wall defining a pouring spout adjacent a first apex of the pour opening, wherein at least a portion of the pouring spout extends outwardly past a side wall of the associated bottle, and further extends downwardly and inwardly in tapering fashion from the pouring edge to the pour opening; and a cap portion including a substantially planar flip top hingedly connected to the base portion adjacent to an interior edge of the pour opening, the flip top having open and closed positions, wherein in the closed position, a top surface of the flip top lies substantially in a plane defined by a top wall of the associated bottle.