Closure with channel entrance for a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9302829-B1
Application number	US-201414549609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 21, 2014
Priority date	Nov 21, 2014
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

There is provided a closure having a shell and a cover. The shell includes a surface with a cap portion extending to secure around the neck of a bottle. An opening is provided to allow contents within the bottle to exit. A partition extends around the opening to define a passage for the contents. The cover has a top portion with a channel in communication with the passage and a channel mouth such that contents in the bottle exits when the cover is in an opened configuration. The cover has a divider positioned about the channel entrance and sized to seal against the partition when the cover is in a closed configuration. The cover is sized to fit within the shell when in the closed configuration and the cover pivots to an opened configuration exposing the channel mouth to allow contents to flow from the bottle.

First claim

We claim:

1. A closure to secure about a neck defined on a bottle, comprising:
a shell having:
a walled body configured around a main lateral surface, the walled body defining a first skirt and a second skirt extending from the main lateral surface in diametrically opposed directions, the first skirt terminating at a first terminal edge and the second skirt terminating at a second terminal edge,
a cap portion extending from the main lateral surface and configured to secure around the neck of the bottle,
an opening defined by the main lateral surface positioned about the cap portion such that contents within the bottle may flow through the opening,
an annular partition wall extending around the opening in a diametrically opposed direction from the cap portion to define a passage for the contents of the bottle to flow from the opening, and
a recessed portion on the main lateral surface;

a cover having:
a top portion terminating to a top skirt that extends from the top portion,
a channel having a channel entrance in communication with the passage and a channel mouth exposed in the top skirt such that the contents in the bottle are able to exit the channel from the channel mouth when the cover is in an opened configuration, and
an annular divider wall positioned about the channel entrance and sized to seal against an inner surface of the annular partition wall when the cover is in a dosed configuration;

a pivot mechanism configured between the cover and the she to define a pivoting axis across the closure, wherein the top skirt is sized to fit within the second skirt of the shell, such that the top portion of the cover lies substantially flush with the second terminal edge when in the dosed configuration, and wherein the recessed portion on the main lateral surface accommodates a portion of the cover when the cover pivots from the dosed configuration to the opened configuration exposing the channel mouth.

2. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the cap portion further includes a first wall extending towards the neck of the bottle and a second wall extending towards the neck of the bottle and being positioned interiorly from the first wall at a distance defined by a thickness of the neck of the bottle, such that when positioned the neck of the bottle is captured between the first and second walls.

3. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the main lateral surface includes a ledge extending in a direction to define a recessed portion within the shell and wherein the recessed portion is positioned distal to the channel mouth of the cover and wherein the recessed portion provides a region of the shell to accommodate a portion of the cover when the cover is in the opened configuration.

4. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the pivot mechanism is configured as a pair of pivot members positioned on an exterior surface of the top skirt corresponding to a pair of recesses positioned on an interior surface of the second skirt.

5. The closure of claim 4 , wherein the pivot mechanism further includes a pair of u-shaped guides and a pair of dog ear extension members configured to rest in the u-shaped guides.

6. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the cover further includes an outer annular divider wall configured to engage an outer surface of the annular partition wall when the closure is in both the closed and opened configurations and wherein the outer annular divider wall further terminates into the channel such that when the closure is in an opened configuration, the contents of the bottle are directed from the passage into the channel entrance.

7. The closure of claim 1 , wherein the main lateral surface includes a flange in the recessed portion and configured to coact with a portion of the top skirt of the cover when the cover is in the opened configuration.

8. A closure for a bottle having a neck, the closure comprising:
a shell having a main lateral surface, with a pair of diametrically opposed skirts extending therefrom, the shell further has a cap portion configured to secure around the neck of the bottle and an opening in the main lateral surface positioned about the cap portion such that contents within the bottle may flow through the main lateral surface, the shell further having an annular partition extending around the opening in a diametrically opposed direction from the cap portion to define a passage for the contents of the bottle, the shell further includes a recessed portion defined on the main lateral surface;
a cover having a top portion with a top skirt extending from the terminal edge of the top portion, the cover sized to fit within the shell and the cover further having a channel in fluid communication with the passage when the cover is in an opened configuration, and having a channel mouth exposed when in the opened configuration, the cover further having an annular divider configured to seal against the annular partition when the cover is in a closed configuration; and
a pivot mechanism configured to allow the cover to pivot in relation to the shell, wherein when in the closed configuration the cover lies substantially flush with an edge of the she and when the cover is pressed on an end diametrically opposed to the channel mouth the cover pivots to the opened configuration and thereby exposes the channel mouth.

9. The closure of claim 8 , wherein the cap portion further includes a first wall extending towards the neck of the battle and a second wall extending towards the neck of the bottle and being positioned interiorly from the first wall at a distance defined by a thickness of the neck of the bottle, such that when positioned the neck of the bottle is captured between the first and second walls.

10. The closure of claim 8 , wherein the main lateral surface includes a ledge extending in a direction to define a recessed portion within the shell and wherein the recessed portion is positioned distal to the channel mouth of the cover and wherein the recessed portion provides a region of the shell to accommodate a portion of the cover when the cover is in the opened configuration.

11. The closure of claim 8 , wherein the pivot mechanism is configured as a pair of pivot members positioned on an exterior surface of the top skirt corresponding to a pair of recesses positioned on an interior surface of the second skirt.

12. The closure of claim 11 , wherein the pivot mechanism further includes a pair of u-shaped guides and a pair of dog ear extension members configured to rest in the u-shaped guides.

13. The closure of claim 8 , wherein the cover further includes an outer annular divider configured to engage an outer surface of the annular partition when the closure is in both the dosed and opened configurations and wherein the outer annular divider further terminates in the channel such that when the closure is in an opened configuration, the contents of the bottle are directed from the passage into the channel entrance.

14. The closure of claim 8 , wherein the main lateral surface includes a flange in the recessed portion and configured to coact with a portion of the top skirt of the cover when the cover is in the opened configuration.

Assignees

• Berlin Packaging Llc

Inventors

• Niggel Brett
• Sanguinet Andrew

Classifications

• B65D51/18 Primary

  Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures {(B65D51/247 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D47/2006 Primary

  formed by a rigid spout outlet opened by tilting of the spout outlet · CPC title