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SPORTS BOTTLE CAP

  • US 20180086517A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2017
  • Published: 03/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A closure for a container that is adapted to hold a fluid for dispensing, comprising:

  • (a) A container having an opening;

    (b) a cap member mountable to the container and enclosing the opening, the cap member having a cylindrically walled sleeve forming an outer opening in the cap member at the proximal end of the sleeve, a radially outwardly extending lip formed at the distal end of the sleeve, and a channel formed in the lip, the channel defining an inner surface and an outer surface, and at least one orifice formed in the sleeve between said outer opening and the lip;

    (c) a movable nozzle valve having a generally cylindrical hollow body disposed for longitudinal movement within the cylindrically walled sleeve between an open position to permit flow of a fluid through said hollow body from the container and a closed position to prevent flow of a fluid through the hollow body, the valve body having at least one seal member projecting radially outwardly from an exterior surface and engaging the cylindrically walled sleeve, the valve body having an ear projecting radially outwardly and received in the at least one orifice to define a stop member for limiting movement of the valve body within the sleeve between the open and closed positions, the valve body having a distal end with an inner and outer surface, wherein the distal end of the valve body nests within the channel when the valve is in a closed position, and the inner surface of the distal end of the valve body engages said inner surface of the channel and the outer surface of the distal end of the valve body engages the outer surface of the channel to form a seal between said distal end of the valve body and the channel.

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