CA2617333A1 - Closure - Google Patents

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CA2617333A1
CA2617333A1 CA002617333A CA2617333A CA2617333A1 CA 2617333 A1 CA2617333 A1 CA 2617333A1 CA 002617333 A CA002617333 A CA 002617333A CA 2617333 A CA2617333 A CA 2617333A CA 2617333 A1 CA2617333 A1 CA 2617333A1
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Joseph T. Norris
John C. Crawford
Scott Murray Walsh
Alan Patrick Hickok
Kelly Ann Smith
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/2018—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure
    • B65D47/2031—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure the element being formed by a slit, narrow opening or constrictable spout, the size of the outlet passage being able to be varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias

Abstract

There is disclosed a closure comprised of a valve (60) , a base unit (20) and an upper unit (40) . The base unit has a base surface (22) with a peripheral skirt. The base surface has an aperture (26) with a cylindrical section extending above and below the base surface. The cylindrical section has an aperture therethrough. The upper unit has an upper surface and an aperture adapted to align with the aperture of the cylindrical section of said base unit. The upper unit has a lid (47) to cover the apertures in the base unit cylindrical section and the upper unit. A lid inner top surface has two projecting seals (55,57) , one to maintain the valve closed when the lid is closed and the other to provide a seal when the lid is closed, and a latch mechanism attaches the base unit to the upper unit. A preferred latch mechanism comprises a projection and an interfitting recess, one being on the base section and the other on the upper section. The lid top surface (44) preferably has an essential horizontal top surface. In a preferred embodiment the valve is a polymeric valve located in the aperture between the base unit and the upper unit and held in place by contact with both the base unit and the upper unit.

Claims (26)

1. A closure for a dispensing container comprising a valve and at least two separate but interfitting units, one interfitting unit being a base unit comprising a base surface having a base aperture, a cylindrical section surrounding the base aperture and having structure to attach said base unit to the container, another interfitting unit being an upper unit attached to said base unit and having an upper unit surface with an upper aperture in said upper unit surface, said base aperture and said upper aperture in alignment when said upper unit is attached to said base unit, said valve supported by an upper surface of said base unit and a lower surface of said upper unit.
2. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said upper unit has a lid having a top surface and a depending side surface.
3. A closure as in claim 2 wherein said top surface is planar whereby said container can be supported on said lid.
4. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said valve has at least one slit.
5. A closure as in claim 3 wherein said valve has a convex surface, the at least one slit being in said convex surface.
6. A closure as in claim 2 wherein said valve has at least one slit, said top surface of said lid has an inner surface, a first seal depending from said inner surface to contact said valve between a peripheral edge of said valve and the at least one slit when the lid is closed.
7. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said valve has at least one slit, a top surface of said lid has an inner surface, a second seal depending from said inner surface to contact said valve in the area of the at least one slit when the lid is closed to maintain said valve closed.
8. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said cylindrical section extends above said base surface, the part of said base unit that supports said valve being an upper part of said cylindrical section.
9 9. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said base aperture and said upper aperture are axially located in said base unit and said upper unit.
10. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said valve is comprised of a polymeric material.
11. A closure as in claim 4 wherein said valve has 2 to 10 slits.
12. A closure as in claim 1 wherein said wherein said base unit is a first color and said upper unit is a second color.
13. A dispensing container for a viscous product having a viscosity of about viscosity of about 15,000 centipoise to about 90,000 centipoise, the dispensing container having a closure comprising a valve and at least two separate but interfitting units, one interfitting unit being a base unit comprising a base surface having a base aperture and a structure to attach said base unit to the container, an upper unit attached to said base unit and having an upper unit surface with an upper aperture in said upper unit surface, said base aperture and said upper aperture in alignment when said upper unit is attached to said base unit, said valve supported by an upper surface of said base unit and a lower surface of said upper unit
14. A dispensing container as in claim 11 wherein said product is a toothpaste having a viscosity of about 30,000 centipoise to about 45,000 centipoise.
15. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said upper unit has a lid having a top surface and a depending side surface.
16. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said valve has at least one slit.
17. A dispensing container as in claim 16 wherein said valve has a convex surface, the at least one slit being in said convex surface.
18. A dispensing container as in claim 15 wherein said valve has at least one slit, said top surface of said lid has an inner surface, a first seal depending from said inner surface to contact said valve between a peripheral edge of said valve and the at least one slit when the lid is closed.
19. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said valve has at least one slit, a top surface of said lid has an inner surface, a second seal depending from said inner surface to contact said valve in the area of the at least one slit when the lid is closed.
20. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said base unit has a cylindrical unit extending below said base surface, the structure to attach said base unit to the container being a part of the cylindrical surface.
21. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said base aperture and said upper aperture are axially located in said base unit and said upper unit.
22. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said valve is comprised of a polymeric material.
23. A dispensing container as in claim 16 wherein said valve has 2 to 10 slits.
24. A dispensing container as in claim 15 wherein said top surface of said lid is planar whereby said closure and an attached container can be supported inverted on said lid.
25. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said base unit is a first color and said upper unit is a second color.
26. A dispensing container as in claim 13 wherein said product is a toothpaste.
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