Aptargroup, Inc.

Curt Prusko

Kelly Ann Smith

Nicholas J Jelich

James W Hammond

Gregory Alan Erickson

Kenneth Phillips

Kenneth W Phillips

Timothy Spiegelhoff

Tim Spiegelhoff

Ken Phillips

Frederic Duquet

Kay Stanish

Katherine Schomberg

Nicholas Jelich

A dispensing closure (A,B) for a fluent substance-containing system, such as a container, includes a body (A,B) for receiving the fluent substance from the system, and a pivotable actuator (A,B) assembled with the body (A,B). The actuator (A,B) has a back region () opposite its outlet end () and having a central cam element (A,B) for frictionally engaging the closure body (A,B) to maintain the actuator in an open, dispensing position. The actuator back region () further includes at least one rib (A,B) located adjacent to the central cam (A,B) to resist movement of the actuator (A,B) into the open, dispensing position. The rib (A,B) has an initial configuration and a permanently deformed configuration after movement of the actuator (A,B) into the open, dispensing position.

Dispensing closure

A dispensing system () includes a body () having an outer wall () defining a volume for storing a substance, the outer wall () having a top end () and a sealed bottom end (). The top end () is covered by a flexible lid () that is attached to the body (). The lid () has a press portion () for being engaged to move the lid () from a first position into a second, deflected position. A post () is connected to the lid () and is configured in the second position of the lid () to breach the sealed bottom end () forming a dispensing orifice () to accommodate movement of a substance out of the body (). In one form, the outer wall () includes at least one bottle stop projection () defining one or more vent channels ().

Dispensing system

A dispensing closure () for use with a container () includes a body () having a dispensing spout () with an interior surface () that defines at least a portion of a passage () for communicating with the container interior to permit the flow of a fluent substance through the body (). The dispensing closure () includes a closing element () attached to the body (). The closing element () defines a transverse cover () having a closed position relative to the body () and an actuated, open position relative to the body (). The transverse cover () has an outwardly projecting toggle tab () for being engaged by a user to move the transverse cover () from the closed position to the actuated, open position. The transverse cover () further has a flexible, resilient cantilevered sealing portion () that seals against the interior surface () of the dispensing spout () with the transverse cover () located in the closed position.

Dispensing closure for a container

A dispensing closure () includes a body () for being located at the opening of a container () defining a central axis () and having a pour spout (). The body () including a crushable seal () surrounding the pour spout (), and the body () including a lateral projection () extending therefrom. The closure () includes a closing element () for being removably attached to the body () and having a lateral projection () extending therefrom. The closing element () and the body () have a closed condition in which the crushable seal () seals between the closing element () and the body () and the lateral projections () are confronting to inhibit separation of the closing element () away from the body () along the central axis ().

A closure () for a fluent substance-containing system, such as a container, includes a body () for receiving the fluent substance from the system, an actuator () assembled with the closure body () for selectively preventing or permitting flow of the fluent substance through the closure body (), and a shell () that is mounted around at least a portion of the closure body (). The shell () has a top end () and a blocking member () having an initial configuration and a separated configuration. In the initial configuration, the blocking member () is connected to the top end () to prevent the actuator () from moving into an open, dispensing position. In the separated configuration, the blocking member () is at least partially separated from the top end () to allow the actuator () to move into the open, dispensing position.

Closure for a container

A dispensing closure () for a container () of a fluent substance is disclosed. The closure includes a body () having an inlet portion () defining an inlet flow passage () for receiving the fluent substance from the container () and an elongate outlet portion () defining an outlet flow passage () for discharging the fluent substance. The closure () further has a valve () located within the body (), across the inlet flow passage () and spaced axially inwardly of outlet flow passage () to define a chamber (). The valve () has a flexible, resilient valve head portion () that has confronting, openable portions () movable from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the valve head portion () is subjected to a pressure differential acting across the valve head portion ().

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Wauwatosa, WI, United States of America

Curt Prusko