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Dispensing closure with retractable lid

US5788108A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 1995
Grant dateAug 4, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D47/08
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A closure is provided for the opening to a container interior. The closure includes a body for mounting to the container at the opening. The body defines a dispensing passage for communicating between the container exterior and interior. The body also defines a recess, and the closure includes a lid movable between a closed position covering the dispensing passage and an open position wherein the lid is retracted into the recess in a storage orientation permitting the dispensing of the container contents.

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