Closure for a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9346200-B2
Application number	US-201213350361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2012
Priority date	Jan 14, 2011
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

A first component which assembles onto an outlet opening of a container and provides a seal; the first component containing a snap component to engage to a second component to form a closure; a second component combined with first component forms a dispensing orifice wherein the dispensing orifice is positioned directly adjacent to the open portion of container outlet; a motion of second component pivots about an axis to open a dispensing orifice; wherein second component engages with first component when second component is moved relative to first component to enable operation of orifice; first component comprising one or more elements being in a specific juxtaposition enabling a small height and a low profile for one or more elements of first component; the element(s) being in the plane or below the plane of the outlet of the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closure for an outlet opening of a container comprising:
a) a first component which assembles onto an outlet opening of a container and provides a seal for an outlet opening; said first component also contains a snap component to engage to a second component to form the closure;
b) the second component combined with the first component forms a dispensing orifice wherein the dispensing orifice is positioned directly adjacent to the open portion of the container outlet;
c) a push motion of the second component pivots about an axis to open the dispensing orifice wherein the second component rotates and moves in a see-saw motion about the axis;
wherein the second component will engage with the first component when the second component is moved relative to the first component to enable operation of the orifice, wherein the first component comprises one or more elements being in a specific juxtaposition enabling a small height and a low profile for one or more elements of the first component, the closure includes a seal against a spud that plugs the dispensing orifice, wherein a telescoping seal and a back portion of the second component are in a plane or below the plane of the outlet of the container, and wherein the closure comprises a flow path which decreases a force to dispense a fluid at an increased flow rate.

2. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure is integrated into a body of a container.

3. A closure according to claim 2 wherein the closure is integrated with a body of the container wherein geometry of the closure functions in completing the silhouette of the body of the container.

4. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the dispensing orifice is on a top surface of the second component.

5. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure is integrated with a container body.

6. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure comprises a soft material and a hard material.

7. A closure according to claim 6 wherein the closure seal comprises a soft material that seals against the spud comprising a hard material.

8. A closure according to claim 6 wherein the soft material is selected from the group consisting of Thermoplastic elastomers; TPE including styrenic (SEBS and SBS) based and olefin (TPO PP Elastomer) based; Thermoplastic eurothanes TPU; Melt Processable Rubber MPR; Thermoplastic Vulcanizate TPV; and Poly vinyl chloride PVC and mixtures thereof.

9. A closure according to claim 6 wherein the hard material is selected from the group consisting of polyolefin resins, polyethylene PE, polypropylene PP; Acrylates, poly methyl acrylate, PMA; carbonates, polycarbonate PC; methacrylates, poly methyl methacrylate PMMA; amides, Nylon 6, acetal, copolymers, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, ABS; chlorinated polymers, poly vinyl chloride PVC; styrenics, polystyrene PS; Esters, polyethylene terephthalate PET; modified esters, PETG, polyformaldehyde Delrin; amides, Nylon 6, acetal, copolymers Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene—ABS, chlorinated polymers, poly vinyl chloride PVC; styrenics, such as polystyrene PS, esters, polyethylene terephthalate PET, modified esters, such as PETG, and polyformaldehyde, delrin and mixtures thereof.

10. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure is operated by a single hand of a user or two hands of a user.

11. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure and the container connected to the closure are held by a single hand of a user and the closure is operated by a single digit of the single hand.

12. A closure according to claim 1 wherein a thermoplastic elastomer provides soft tactile features.

13. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure comprises an ergonomic design to help reduce the force used to open and close the closure.

14. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure comprises an audible sound mechanism.

15. A closure according to claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises tactile and/or visual features that provide the user with direction on how to operate the closure.

16. A closure according to claim 1 wherein the closure is comprised of a sustainable material.

17. A closure according to claim 16 wherein the sustainable material is selected from the group consisting of biopolymers made from non-petroleum sources, biodegradable polymers, recycled resins and mixtures thereof.

18. A closure according to claim 17 wherein the non-petroleum source is selected from the group consisting of bio-derived polyethylene, bio derived polypropylene, bio derived polyesters and mixtures thereof.

Assignees

• Desoto-Burt Widalys Luz
• Day Todd Mitchell
• Neufarth Ralph Edwin
• Satterfield Richard Darren
• Huang Chow-Chi
• Herrera Miguel Alberto
• Pagan Alfredo
• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Desoto-Burt Widalys Luz
• Day Todd Mitchell
• Neufarth Ralph Edwin
• Satterfield Richard Darren
• Huang Chow-Chi
• Herrera Miguel Alberto
• Pagan Alfredo

Classifications

• B29L2031/565

  for containers · CPC title

• B65D1/0223

  characterised by shape · CPC title

• B29C49/06

  Injection blow-moulding · CPC title

• B29L2031/7158

  Bottles · CPC title

• B29C45/1676

  using a soft material and a rigid material, e.g. making articles with a sealing part · CPC title