DISPENSER PACKAGE FOR FLUENT PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

• Main Authors: HARMAN, ROBERT E, MCCLEAN, CRAIG E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 17.06.2008
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANICURING OR OTHER COSMETIC TREATMENT; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

A dispenser package for a fluent product that includes a plastic container having an axially extending cylindrical neck, and a closure secured to the open end of the neck. The closure includes a plastic fitment having a dispensing opening and a cylindrical wall received within the neck. The container neck has a radially opening circumferential channel, while the fitment has a radially projecting circumferential bead received by snap fit into the channel to secure the fitment to the neck. A top is pivotally secured to the fitment or to the container neck for selectively opening and closing the dispensing opening. In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the dispensing opening is circular, and the top has an annular wall that forms a plug seal within the dispensing opening when the top is in the closed position. The top is flush with the fitment or the axial end of the container neck in the closed position to form a compact visual structure.