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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Johannes Hins, Sundern, DE;
Georg Menshen GmbH & Co. KG, Finnentrop, DE;
Abstract
A self-closing closure which can be integrated into a discharge opening of a container, cap part or the like, and includes an upper wall section ( ) containing a through opening ( ) and a sealing tappet ( ) which protrudes from an inner section ( ) of the closure and engages with the through opening from beneath the upper wall section. The configuration of the upper wall section ( ), at least on the upper surface thereof, can be adapted to the shape of the wall ( ) of the container such as to be flush therewith, and furthermore it is formed elastically deformable at at least an actuating portion ( ′) thereof so that the actuating portion is deformable in elastically concave manner by an external manual force exerted thereon. A conveying member ( ) is provided for converting the concave deformation of the actuating area into a relative movement between the sealing tappet ( ) and the through opening ( ) so as to release the latter whereby the contents of the container can be discharged.