Dispenser closure assembly

US5086941A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on Behalf of University of Wisconsin - Stout · US

Inventors

• Brent W. English · Barneveld, US
• Robert Manthey · Menomonie, US
• Kevin Gottwalt · Menomonie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 1990
• Grant date: Feb 11, 1992
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D55/024
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention is an end closure assembly for a container. The end closure assembly comprises an end wall member for closing the end of the container and at least one flow-through aperture in the end wall member. A closure device operating with the end wall member has a first and second portion. The first portion is slidably operable to cover and uncover the flow-through aperture. The second portion is pivotally operable to lock the closure device in a fixed position.