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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2013
Mwv Slatersville, Llc, Slatersville, RI (US);
Sergey Romanov, Cranston, RI (US);
Vincent J. Desanto, Lincoln, RI (US);
SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS SLATERSVILLE LLC, North Smithfield, RI (US);
Abstract
A dispensing closure for a powdered product that uniquely meters powdered product from a container is disclosed. The dispensing closure includes an upper deck having a dispensing aperture. An inner skirt depends from the upper deck. The inner skirt is adapted to secure to a neck of a container. A tube depends from the upper deck and is sized and dimensioned to reach near the bottom of a container. The tube has a side surface and closed end. A dispensing port is located on the side surface of the tube, near the dispensing aperture. The tube may optionally have an air intake port located on the side surface of the tube near the closed end.