Patent ID: 8517212

Claim:
A closure for a container having at least one access opening therein, the closure comprising: a closure body adapted to cover at least a portion of the container access opening, the closure body having an upper surface and a peripheral edge, an upstanding stand-off rim surrounding the upper surface of the closure body in a closely spaced relationship with the peripheral edge, a sealing flap pivotably attached to the closure body and movable between a first position at least partially covering the container access opening adjacent the closure body and a second position exposing the access opening, the sealing flap having an upper surface and an upstanding flap stand-off rim formed thereon, and a retainer for releasably securing the sealing flap to the closure body in the second position, a first projection on the upper surface of the closure body, the first projection being spaced from a portion of the stand-off rim on the closure body, the space between the first projection and the portion of the closure body stand-off rim aligned and dimensioned for receiving and engagement of the flap stand-off rim on the sealing flap for frictionally retaining the sealing flap in the open second position.