Dispensing closure assembly for a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9272822-B2
Application number	US-201214236448-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2012
Priority date	Aug 18, 2011
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

A dispensing closure assembly for a container includes a main body member which is adapted, in use, to be releasably affixable to the container, that main body member including a dispensing outlet and a control member, releasably associated with the main body member, and closure member which is releasably associated with both the main body member and the control member such that movement of the control member allows for selective and controlled movement of the closure member between respective end positions into, and out of, engagement with the dispensing outlet of the main body member.

First claim

The claims defining the invention are as follows:

1. A dispensing closure assembly for a container, said assembly including:
a main body member adapted, in use, to be releasably affixable to said container, said main body member having a dispensing means associated therewith;
a lever or control member adapted to be releasably associated with said main body member;
a flap or closure member adapted to be releasably associated with both said main body member and said lever or control member, the arrangement being such that movement of said lever or control member allows for selective and controlled movement of said flap or closure member between respective end positions into, and out of, engagement with said dispensing means of said main body member;
said main body member having a cylindrical hollow member having one end thereof open and including, at the other opposed closed end thereof, a surface extending across the closed end of the cylindrical member which includes said dispensing means;
said dispensing means being in the form of a pouring spout associated with, and extending beyond the closing surface of said main body member;
said pouring spout being disposed at a position on said surface which is spaced from the peripheral outer cylindrical wall of said main body member;
said main body member also including at, or in the vicinity of the free open end thereof, opposed outwardly projecting lugs;
said surface of said main body member including a recessed portion, including opposed apertures or blind bores in the free end thereof;
means for releasably associating said main body member with said container;
said main body member further including a substantially cylindrical projection, extending downwardly from said surface of said main body member in a direction towards the free end of said main body member;
said substantially cylindrical protection being truncated, extending downwardly from said surface of said main body member but not protruding beyond the free open end thereof;
said main body member including a plurality of threads extending along at least part of the internal side wall thereof, to co-operate in use with complementary threads provided on said container; and
said lever or control member including a substantially U-shaped member having opposed leg members extending angularly from each end thereof, said lever or control member further including, at or in the vicinity of the junction of the U-shaped central member and the opposed leg members, opposed internally-directed lug members or actuating pins.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each said leg member of said lever or control member includes, at or in the vicinity of a free end thereof, an aperture.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said flap or closure member includes a shaped cap portion which is adapted, in use, to overlay and co-operate with said dispensing means of said main body member, and a shaped arm member formed integrally therewith and extending therefrom, said arm member having a shaped track formed in each side thereof which is adapted, in use, to releasably receive and co-operate with said lugs or actuating pins of said lever or control member.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said shaped arm member of said flap or closure member includes, at or in the vicinity of the free end thereof, opposed outwardly projecting pins which are adapted, in use, to be located within said each aperture of said main body member.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each said track includes a plurality of ramps therein.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 5 , including a sealing means adapted, in use, to be interposed between said flap member and said main body member and to seal said dispensing means of said main body member.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , including a further sealing means which is adapted, in use, to co-operate with said main body member and a top of said container, said further sealing means to be interposed, releasably, between said main body member and said container.

8. A dispensing closure assembly for a container, including:
a cap which is adapted to engage with the container and be releasably affixable to the container, the cap including a main body, of a substantially cylindrical shape which is open at one end, including an upper surface which extends transversely of the main body and an outer peripheral wall which extends downwardly from and substantially normally to the upper surface, the upper surface including a dispensing outlet disposed substantially centrally thereof and extending upwardly therefrom wherein the main body includes, extending downwardly from the upper surface, an inner peripheral wall which forms with the outer peripheral wall, an annular space for receiving, and co-operating with, a neck of the container;
a control member which is releasably associated with the main body member of the cap; and
a closure member, releasably associated with both the main body member of the cap and the control member, the arrangement being such that movement of the control member allows for selective and controlled movement of the closure member between respective end positions into, and out of, engagement with the dispensing outlet of the main body, wherein said closure member includes a shaped cap portion which in use, overlays and co-operates with said dispensing outlet of said main body, and a shaped arm member formed integrally therewith and extending therefrom, said arm member having a shaped track formed in each side thereof which, in use, releasably receives and co-operates with the control member.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the dispensing outlet is in the form of a pouring spout associated with, and extending beyond, the upper surface of the main body member.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pouring spout is disposed at or in the vicinity of an edge of the upper surface of the main body member.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the pouring spout is disposed at a position on the upper surface which is spaced from the outer peripheral wall of the main body.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the main body includes, at or in the vicinity of the lower free end of the outer peripheral wall, opposed outwardly projecting lugs.

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the upper surface of the main body includes a recessed portion, including opposed apertures.

14. The assembly as claimed in claim 13 , including means for releasably associating the main body with the container.

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the inner peripheral wall is of substantially the same height dimension as the outer peripheral wall.

16. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the inner peripheral wall has a lesser height dimension than the outer peripheral wall.

17. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the inner peripheral wall of said cap has a plurality of threads extending along at least part of the height dimension thereof, to co-operate in use with complementary threads provided on the neck of the container.

18. The assembly as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the main body includes a plurality of threads extending along at least part of the internal side wall thereof, to co-operate in use with complementary threads provided on the neck of the container.

19. The assembly as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the control member includes a substantially U-shaped member having opposed leg members exte

Assignees

• Samartgis Jim
• Decor Corp Pty Ltd

Inventors

• Samartgis Jim

Classifications

• B65D47/088 Primary

  located at an edge of the base element · CPC title

• B65D47/249

  by means of a lever mechanism · CPC title

• B65D47/12

  having removable closures · CPC title

• B65D47/148

  with internal parts · CPC title

• B65D47/24 Primary

  with poppet valves {or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat} · CPC title