Closure for a container

• Main Authors: McConville, Su-Yon, Stephenson, John Robert, Violaprioli, Cristian Alexis, Nguyen, Tuan Huu, Pagan, Alfredo, Andres, Brian David
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.06.2018
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; 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; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; LIQUID HANDLING; OPENING, CLOSING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

The present invention is directed to a closure for an outlet opening of a container comprising a first component which snaps onto an outlet opening and provides a seal for an outlet opening said first component snaps with a second component of said closure; wherein the first component comprises one or more rails to enable stability of the assembly and defines the direction of movement of the second component relative to the first component; a second component comprising a dispensing orifice of said second component, said second component, snaps with said first component; wherein the second component comprises ribs which engage the rail(s) of said first component; a dispensing orifice positioned directly adjacent to the open portion of the container body; wherein one or more directions of the movement of the second component relative to the first component are independently controlled by rails and ribs.