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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Brian David Groubert, Boardman, OH (US);
Barry Daggett, Austintown, OH (US);
Brian David Groubert, Boardman, OH (US);
Barry Daggett, Austintown, OH (US);
Weatherchem Corporation, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Abstract
A dispensing closure that comprises a pliable sealing surface that is selectively formed with a dispensing opening or a cleanout. At least a portion of the pliable sealing surface can be formed at a base of a skirt, wherein the skirt engages the dispensing closure with the container. Material of the pliable sealing surface can be bonded with material of a body portion and a flap portion of the dispensing closure during a multi-shot injection molding process. The pliable sealing surface can be formed from a thermoplastic elastomer and the body portion and flap portion can be formed from a polymer material.