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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
David J. Gaus, Saginaw, MI (US);
Gregory M. Olechowski, Rhodes, MI (US);
Timothy R. Socier, Essexville, MI (US);
John M. Hess, Iii, Midland, MI (US);
David J. Gaus, Saginaw, MI (US);
Gregory M. Olechowski, Rhodes, MI (US);
Timothy R. Socier, Essexville, MI (US);
John M. Hess, III, Midland, MI (US);
Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A flow control element is provided with a resilient sealing flange biased to seal in-venting passages in a housing around the element. The element also includes a self-sealing, pressure-openable, dispensing valve. The element and housing can be combined to form a dispensing structure that can function to discharge a fluent material product out of the dispensing structure through the dispensing valve while simultaneously venting exterior ambient air (or other exterior ambient environment fluent material) into the dispensing structure.