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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1990
Harry F Collins, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Service Ideas, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A cap having a body which may be insertably mounted into the open top of a container and form a fluid-tight seal therewith an interior cavity, and a valve aperture positioned to fluidly communicate with the interior cavity and the receptacle portion of the container when the cap is mounted thereon. A valve member slidably carried on a valve post is disposed across the valve aperture, thereby normally sealing the valve aperture. The valve post may be moved to selectively open the valve aperture by depressing a thumb pad, and will automatically return to the closed position when the thumb pad is not being pressed due to the action of a spring. One or more enclosed spouts are molded integrally with the cap body, and fluidly communicate with the interior cavity. These spouts may be positioned at the sides, rather than the front, of the containers.