Patent ID: 7051905

Claim:
A closure for resealably closing a container, the closure comprising: a closure body including: a top deck; a skirt downwardly depending from a periphery of the top deck, the skirt including threads disposed thereon; an elongated orifice formed in the top deck, the elongated orifice defining a length that is greater than its width; and a spout extending upwardly from the top deck substantially coextensive with the orifice, the spout and top deck merging to form a concave radius on an upper side of the top deck, an underside of the lower deck forming a convex radius proximate the orifice and opposite the concave radius, the spout including a pair of opposing vertical sidewalls and a pair of opposing curved end walls, the sidewalls outwardly bulging upon molding, the sidewalls substantially being mutually rectilinear and parallel upon cooling after molding; a cap including a lid member, a cap sidewall extending downwardly from a periphery of the lid member, and a spout cover extending downwardly from the lid member, the spout cover including a spout cover sealing surface on an interior surface thereof for receiving the spout therein, the spout cover sealing surface and a surface of the spout forming a sealing contact therebetween while the cap is in a closed position thereby forming an outside seal relative to the spout; and a hinge coupled between the body and the cap for enabling actuation of the cap relative to the body between an open position in which the spout cover is disengaged with the spout and the closed position in which the spout cover is engaged with the spout, whereby the orifice enables dispensing of container contents therethrough while the cap is in the open position and the spout cover prevents dispensing of the container contents while the cap is in the closed position.