Patent ID: 6948643

Claim:
A closure and container package that includes: a container having a finish with a mouth opening through which product is both filled into and dispensed from said container, and a closure including: a base mounted on said finish and having an opening aligned with said mouth opening of said container finish, a lid connected to said base by a hinge to pivot between an open position in which said lid is spaced from said opening in said base and a closed position in which said lid is adjacent to said base, said base, said lid and said hinge together being of one-piece integrally molded construction, a fitment removably mounted on said lid and having a dispensing opening, and means on said fitment and on said finish or said closure base for permanently securing said fitment to said finish or said base, first movement of said lid from said open to said closed position, after filling of said container through said mouth and base openings, removing said fitment from mounting on said lid and permanently securing said fitment to said finish or said base such that movement of said lid to said open position after said first movement leaves said fitment secured to said finish or said base and permits dispensing of product from said package through said dispensing opening in said fitment.