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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Timothy J. Fuchs, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Owens-Illinois Closure Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A two-piece, self-cleansing dispensing closure operable with one hand is disclosed attachable to containers with liquid product. The dispensing closure is an assembly of a closure top and a closure base which are slidably interconnected so that the closure top is laterally movable to open and close the dispensing closure to dispense product from the side of the closure through a dispensing opening. The closure base comprises a hollow tubular enclosure which defines a dispensing channel adapted to receive a plug member on the closure top and an attachment means on the closure base and closure top which allows the slidable interconnection of said pieces. To dispense product from a container attached to the dispensing closure, the closure top is moved laterally away from the dispensing opening so that the plug member slides within the dispensing channel to a position where the dispensing opening is uncovered and product can flow from the container to the dispensing channel and out of the dispensing opening.