Patent ID: 6932249

Claim:
A dispensing closure, comprising: a base having a deck with a dispensing opening, a skirt for securement to a container finish, a recess adjacent to said deck, a first protrusion at an edge of said recess and a second protrusion in said recess spaced from said second protrusion; a toggle lid having a first portion overlying said deck and closing said dispensing opening in a closed position of said lid, and a second portion extending oppositely of said first portion and overlying said recess in the closed position of said lid; said lid being carried by the base for pivotal movement between said closed position, and an open position in which said first portion of said lid is spaced from said deck and said second portion of said lid is disposed at least in part in said recess; and said lid having a third protrusion at an edge of said second portion for cooperating with said first protrusion to releasably hold said lid in said closed position and said second protrusion to releasably hold said lid in said open position; said base including a lip extending at an angle radially and axially from a periphery of said deck to drain any excess product dispensed from said opening back onto said deck toward said opening.