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Metering and dispensing closure

  • US 20080054014A1
  • Filed: 04/14/2006
  • Published: 03/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dispensing closure for a container, the dispensing closure comprising:

  • a cap adapted to be received on the container, the cap having an inside face, an outside face, and an aperture extending from the inside face to the outside face through the cap to allow materials within the container to be dispensed;

    a first movable member positioned adjacent the inside face of the cap to selectively block the aperture in the cap, the first movable member being movable between a first position in which the aperture is blocked and a second position in which the aperture is not blocked;

    a second movable member positioned adjacent the outside face of the cap to selectively block the aperture in the cap, the second moveable member being movable between a first position in which the aperture is blocked and a second position in which the aperture is not blocked, movement of the first moveable member and the second moveable member is sequenced such that at least one of the moveable members is always blocking the aperture; and

    a plurality of resilient fingers coupled to the first movable member and extending from the first movable member toward the cap, the fingers being movable with the first movable member between a position in which the fingers are not aligned with the aperture and a position in which the fingers are aligned with the aperture, the resilient fingers extend into the aperture of the cap when the fingers are in the aligned position.

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