Patent ID: 7487951

Claim:
A fitment for attachment to a container for holding and dispensing a fluid, the fitment comprising: a generally cylindrical spout having an external surface capable of mating with a collar of a dispensing connector; a generally cylindrical external slider movable axially within said spout and having apertures therein proximate an end thereof; and a generally cylindrical internal slider having ports therein and movable axially within said external slider between at least one closed position operable to prevent the flow of fluid through the fitment and an open position wherein said ports are in fluid communication with said apertures to allow the flow of fluid through the fitment, the internal slider being movable from a closed position to the open position by insertion of a dispensing connector into said external slider adjacent said internal slider, to engage said internal slider, the fitment comprising a plurality of deformable members integrally formed at an end of one of the sliders, said deformable members being biased in the open position so as to return said internal slider to a closed position, upon removal of the dispensing connector.