Patent ID: 6935536

Claim:
A cap for a container adapted to carry a liquid, comprising: (a) a body comprising a hollow guide section, an inlet, a valve seat surrounding said inlet, a spout and a passageway between said inlet and said spout; (b) a valve movable between a first position wherein said passageway is blocked and a second position wherein said passageway is at least partly unblocked, said valve being biased towards said first position and comprising a valve head connected to a valve stem, said valve stem being mounted in said hollow guide section, said valve head being received in said valve seat when said valve is in said first position; (c) a first actuator pivotally mounted to said body, wherein movement of said actuator is a pivotal movement that causes said valve to move between said first and second positions, said actuator comprising a finger-actuated lock movable from an unlocked position into a locked position, said lock being capable of acquiring said locked position only when said actuator has caused said valve to occupy said second position, wherein when said lock is in said locked position, said valve is maintained in said second position; and (d) a second actuator pivotally mounted to said body and disposed between said first actuator and said valve, said second actuator being configured to convert the pivotal movement of said first actuator into movement of said valve stem along said hollow guide section, said second actuator comprising a substantially planar top portion in slidable contact with a contact point of said first actuator, for allowing said contact point of said first actuator to slide along said top portion as the pivotal movement of said first actuator is transferred into pivotal movement of said second actuator, said second actuator having a substantially planar bottom portion opposite said top portion and in slidable contact with an extremity of said valve stem, for allowing said extremity of said valve stem to slide along said bottom portion as the pivotal movement of said second actuator is transferred into movement of said valve stem along said hollow guide section.