Watertight tube closure
US6578744B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2251/20
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dispensing closure for a container that contains a flowable product such as a bath gel includes a body member that is constructed and arranged to be mounted to the container, that includes a dispensing opening and a further includes an upper deck portion, a lid member that is hinged to the body member and that includes a cover portion and at least one downwardly depending sidewall, and a snap fit mechanism for releasably locking the lid member to the body member. The downwardly depending sidewall portion of the lid member and the upper deck portion of the body member are advantageously configured to form therebetween a watertight seal when the lid member is in the closed position.
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